Product for T lymphocyte immunosuppression

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to a product and process for suppressing an immune response using a T lymphocyte immunosuppression molecule capable of blocking cell surface molecules responsible for T cell activation. Disclosed is a CD4 or CD2 molecule, associated with an immunoglobulin molecule capable of binding to a major histocompatibility antigen. Also disclosed is a method to produce a T lymphocyte molecule, a therapeutic composition comprising a T lymphocyte immunosuppression molecule and methods to use T lymphocyte immunosuppression molecules in therapeutic processes requiring suppression of an immune response.

GOVERNMENT RIGHTS

This invention was made in part with government support under AI35194, awarded by the National Institutes of Health. The government has certain rights to this invention.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a product and process for immunosuppression of subjects having undesired immunological reactivities and in subjects in need of cell, tissue or organ transplant survival. More particularly, the present invention relates to a T lymphocyte veto molecule (hereinafter defined) and the use of such a molecule as an immunoregulator to effect therapeutic objectives.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A wide variety of medical treatments require regulation of the immune response in a patient. Such treatments include, for example, vaccinations, treatments for autoimmune diseases, immunodeficiency diseases, immunoproliferative diseases and treatments involving the transplantation of organs and skin. Traditional reagents and methods used to regulate a subject's immune response often results in unwanted side effects. For example, immunosuppressive reagents such as cyclosporin A, azathioprine and prednisone are used to suppress the immune system of a patient with an autoimmune disease or patients receiving transplants. Such reagents, however, suppress a patient's entire immune response, thereby crippling the ability of the patient to mount an immune response against infectious agents not involved in the original disease. Due to such harmful side effects and the medical importance of immune regulation, reagents and methods to regulate specific parts of the immune system have been the subject of study for many years.

Introduction of an antigen into a host initiates a series of events culminating in an immune response. In addition, self-antigens can result in immunological tolerance or activation of an immune response against self-antigens. A major portion of the immune response is regulated by the interaction of a stimulator cell (defined in detail below) with a responding cell (defined in detail below).

Particular reagents having immunoregulatory potential of cell to cell interactions have been suggested by various investigators. Tykocinski et al. disclose in U.S. Pat. No. 5,242,687, issued Sep. 7, 1993, a composition comprising a CD8 peptide associated with a secondary ligand, including an Fc domain of immunoglobulin or a major histocompatibility molecule (MHC). Tykocinski et al. do not teach or suggest such a composition involving CD4, CD2, CD28, CTLA4 or fas-ligand proteins which are known to have significantly different functions in various immunity mechanisms.

In U.S. Pat. No. 5,336,603, issued Aug. 9, 1994, Capon et al. disclose "immunoadhesons" useful for immunomodulatory therapy. Capon et al. disclose adhesons as cell surface polypeptides, examples of which include CD8, CD4 and CD2, that can be combined with an immunologically active non-adheson polypeptide. Capon et al., however, do not teach or suggest a T cell veto molecule useful for immunosuppression and particularly a molecule that prevents the specific activation of responding cells by stimulator cells to suppress an immune response.

As such, there remains a need for therapeutic reagents and strategies that suppress an immune response in a safe and effective manner.

SUMMARY

The present invention relates to a novel product and process for treatment of subjects in need of the abrogation of immunological reactivities. According to the present invention there are provided soluble or membrane-bound T lymphocyte veto molecules for immunosuppression in vivo or in vitro. The present invention overcomes traditional problems with immunoregulatory reagents by specifically regulating stimulator cell activation of responding cells capable of killing transplanted cells or capable of responding to autoantigens. This act of regulation is referred to herein as T cell veto . A molecule capable of T cell veto is referred to herein as a T cell veto molecule. In addition, the immunoregulatory reagents of the present invention can be administered locally, thereby alleviating problems that arise from extensive immunosuppression in an animal.

More specifically, one embodiment of the present invention includes a T lymphocyte veto molecule which includes a chimeric molecule having a protein selected from the group consisting of CD4 protein, CD2 protein, CD28 protein, CTLA4 protein, Fas-ligand protein, CD5 protein, CD7 protein, CD9 protein, CD11 protein, CD18 protein, CD27 protein, CD43 protein, CD45 protein, CD48 protein, B7.1 protein and B7.2 protein. The protein is linked to a targeting polypeptide that binds to a molecule that differentiates a host cell from a tissue graft cell. A further embodiment of the present invention is a T lymphocyte veto molecule which includes a chimeric molecule having one of such proteins. In this embodiment, the protein is linked to a targeting polypeptide that binds to a molecule which selectively targets a stimulator cell involved in an autoimmune response. In further aspects of these embodiments, the targeting polypeptide can be an immunoglobulin molecule, a growth factor or a tissue specific antigen. Such T lymphocyte veto molecules can be included in therapeutic compositions which also include pharmaceutically acceptable carriers.

A further embodiment of the present invention includes a recombinant cell, which has a first recombinant molecule having a nucleic acid molecule operatively linked to an expression vector, wherein the nucleic acid molecule has a sequence which encodes one of the proteins mentioned above. The recombinant cell further includes a second recombinant molecule having a nucleic acid molecule operatively linked to an expression vector wherein the nucleic acid molecule encodes a protein which is a targeting molecule that differentiates between a host cell and a tissue graft cell.

A further aspect of the present invention includes a method for producing a T lymphocyte veto molecule. This method includes providing a first protein as mentioned above, providing a second protein which is a targeting molecule that differentiates a host cell from a tissue graft cell, and linking the first protein to the second protein to form a chimeric molecule.

The present invention also includes a method to suppress an immune response which includes exposing chimeric molecules of the present invention to a stimulator cell that can interact specifically with the chimeric molecule under conditions for reduction of an immune response.

A further aspect of the present invention is a method to alleviate tissue transplant rejection. This method includes administering to an animal an effective amount of a therapeutic composition which includes a T lymphocyte veto molecule of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIGS. 1A-1D shows the results of an experiment in which a T lymphocyte veto molecule is capable of specifically inhibiting the proliferation of CD4+ responder T cells.

FIG. 2 shows the results of an experiment in which a T lymphocyte veto molecule of the present invention is capable of specifically inhibiting the production of IL-2 and IL-4 by CD4+ responder T cells.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a therapeutic reagent and process for treatment of subjects in need of the abrogation of immunological reactivities. The reagents and processes of the present invention are applicable to, but not limited to, the clinical settings of transplantation and autoimmunity, allergic disorders and other immunological disorders. Embodiments of the present invention include a novel T lymphocyte veto (TLV) molecule, also referred to herein as a T cell veto molecule, that regulates the activation of a responding cell by a stimulator cell, thereby suppressing an immune response.

As used herein, a stimulator cell includes any cell that, under appropriate conditions, binds to a responding cell in such a manner that the responding cell is either activated, anergized or killed. Traditional stimulator cells include "professional" antigen presenting cells (APC; e.g., dendritic cells, macrophages and B cells). According to the present invention, stimulator cells can also include a cell having a T cell veto molecule of the present invention on its surface by, for example, a tissue graft cell-specific antibody. A stimulator cell can also include a tissue graft cell, including allogeneic and xenogeneic tissue graft cells. Such graft cells can include, for example, T lymphocyte (also referred to herein as a T cell).

A responding cell includes any cell capable of being activated by a stimulator cell. Traditional responding cells include CD4-CD8+ (CD8+), CD4+CD8+, CD4-CD8-, CD4+CD8-(CD4+), αB and γ8 T cells. According to the present invention, responding cells can also include B lymphocytes (also referred to herein as B cells), as well as "naive" or "precursor" T cells. As used herein, a "naive" T cell refers to a T cell that is not activated by a T cell veto molecule of the present invention when tested using a standard effector T cell assay, such as by cytotoxic T cell (CTL) assays, T cell proliferation assays, interleukin secretion assays and assays measuring cell death (e.g., apoptosis assays). Preferably, a responding cell of the present invention includes a T cell, in particular a naive CD4+ or CD8+ T cell.

Activation of a responding cell refers to induction of signal transduction pathways in the responding cell resulting in production of cellular products (e.g., interleukin-2) by that cell. Anergy refers to the diminished reactivity by a responding cell.

Embodiments of the present invention include a novel T cell veto molecule having at least two components: (1) a responding cell activating protein (RCA protein; as defined below); and (2) a stimulator cell marker molecule (SCM molecule; as defined below) that differentiates a stimulator cell from a responding cell, in one embodiment, a host cell from a tissue graft cell. As used herein, the term "targeting polypeptide" is synonymous with the term SCM molecule. The two components of a T cell veto molecule of the present invention are associated with each other, such as by being linked by chemical or peptide binds (described in detail below).

As noted, a T cell veto molecule of the present invention comprises an RCA protein an SCM molecule. It should be noted that reference herein to an RCA protein, an SCM molecule or specific embodiments thereof, such as a CD4 protein in the case of an RCA protein, refers to the full length protein or molecule as well as a portion of a protein or molecule (e.g., non-protein with similar binding characteristics) that is at least sufficient to have the functional aspects of the referenced protein or molecule. Therefore, such a reference can refer to a full-length or partial polypeptide sequence that is capable of performing a desired function. For example, reference to a "CD4 protein" includes any portion of a CD4 molecule that is capable of binding to a CD4 co-receptor under conditions in which a complete CD4 protein binds to a co-receptor, and is capable of being linked to an SCM molecule. Similarly, a "CD2 protein" includes any portion of a CD2 molecule that is capable of binding to a CD2 co-receptor under conditions in which a complete CD2 protein binds to a co-receptor, and is capable of being linked to an SCM molecule. In addition, an SCM molecule includes any portion of a specific SCM molecule that is capable of binding to a molecule on the surface of a cell under conditions in which a complete SCM molecule would bind to a molecule on the surface of a cell, and is capable of being linked to an RCA protein of the present invention.

An RCA protein and an SCM molecule useful for the present invention is derived from an animal including, but not limited to, a human, a non-human primate, a pig, a mouse, a rat, a hamster, a rabbit, a horse and a goat, and preferably a human, a baboon and a pig.

A suitable RCA protein of the present invention comprises a protein that is capable of interfacing with a stimulator cell activating a responding cell in such manner that the action of the responding cell is altered. The resulting action of the responding cell can be inability of the responding cell to bind to a stimulator cell, apoptosis or anergy. According to the present invention, an RCA protein is preferably able to regulate the activity of a T lymphocyte, more preferably a cytotoxic and helper T lymphocyte.

One embodiment of a responding cell activation protein of the present invention comprises a CD4 protein having one variable (V) and one constant (C2) domain. A CD4 protein of the present invention preferably comprises first and second V domains and first and second C2 domains of CD4. A CD4 protein of the present invention more preferably comprises the amino acid sequence extending from about residue 1 to about residue 203 of a processed human CD4, in which the initiating Met is residue 1. For human CD4 coding sequence, see Parnes, 1989, Adv. Immunol. 44: 265-311; Genbank M12807; and Swissprot P01730. A CD4 protein of the present invention even more preferably comprises the amino acid sequence disclosed in SEQ ID NO:1 and a leader sequence. A preferred leader sequence to be used with a CD4 protein of the present invention is disclosed in SEQ ID NO:29.

According to the present invention, a leader sequence is an amino acid sequence that naturally occurs at the amino terminus of a protein and functions to target the protein to a membrane for secretion. A leader sequence of the present invention can also be synthesized or isolated independently of the amino acid sequence with which the leader sequence naturally occurs. It should be noted that leader sequences of the present invention can be used with the protein with which the leader sequence naturally occurs (for example, a CD4 leader sequence with a CD4 protein), or can be interchanged with another leader sequence, including any of the leader sequences presented herein or other known leader sequences as will be known to those skilled in the art. It should also be noted that leader sequences of the present invention can be inserted anywhere into the amino acid sequences of RCA proteins of the present invention, provided that the functions of the leader sequence and the RCA are preserved.

Another embodiment of a responding cell activation protein of the present invention includes a CD2 protein having one extracellular domain of CD2 protein. A CD2 protein of the present invention preferably comprises the amino acid sequence extending from about residue 1 to about residue 208 of CD2 protein, in which the initiating Met is residue 1. For human CD2 coding sequence, see Moingean et al., 1989, Immunol. Rev. 111: 111-144; Genbank M16445; and Swissprot P06729. A CD2 protein of the present invention more preferably comprises the amino acid sequence disclosed in SEQ ID NO:2 and a leader sequence. A preferred leader sequence to be used with a CD2 protein of the present invention is disclosed in SEQ ID NO:30.

Another embodiment of a responding cell activation protein of the present invention includes a CD28 protein having a homodimer of the pseudo-V-region of CD28 protein. A CD28 protein of the present invention preferably comprises the amino acid sequence extending from about residue 1 to about residue 161 of CD28 protein, in which the initiating Met is residue 1. For human CD28 coding sequence, see Aruffo et al., 1987, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 84: 8573-8577; Genbank J02988; and Swissprot P10747. A CD28 protein of the present invention more preferably comprises the amino acid sequence disclosed in SEQ ID NO:3 and a leader sequence. A preferred leader sequence to be used with a CD28 protein of the present invention is disclosed in SEQ ID NO:31.

Another embodiment of a responding cell activation protein of the present invention includes a cytotoxic T cell antigen 4 (CTLA4) protein having a homodimer of the pseudo V region of CTLA4 protein. A CTLA4 protein of the present invention preferably comprises the amino acid sequence extending from about residue 1 to about residue 161 of CTLA4 protein, in which the initiating Met is residue 1. For human CTLA4 coding sequence, see Danavach et al., 1988, Eur. J. Immunol. 18: 1901-1905; Genbank X15070; and Swissprot P16410. A CTLA4 protein of the present invention more preferably comprises the amino acid sequence disclosed in SEQ ID NO:4 and a leader sequence. A preferred leader sequence to be used with a CTLA4 protein of the present invention is disclosed in SEQ ID NO:32.

Another embodiment of a responding cell activation protein of the present invention includes a fas-ligand protein having the extracellular domain of fas-ligand protein. A fas-ligand protein of the present invention preferably comprises the amino acid sequence extending from about residue 137 to about residue 283 of fas-ligand protein, in which the initiating Met is residue 1. For human fas-ligand coding sequence, see Takahashi et al., 1994, Intern. Immunol. 6: 1567-1574. A fas-ligand protein of the present invention more preferably comprises the amino acid sequence disclosed in SEQ ID NO:5 and a leader sequence. An acceptable leader sequence to be used with a Fas-ligand protein of the present invention is disclosed, for example, in SEQ ID NO:29.

Another embodiment of a responding cell activation protein of the present invention includes a CD5 protein having the domains 1 through 3 of CD5 protein. A CD5 protein of the present invention preferably comprises the amino acid sequence extending from about residue 1 to about residue 372 of CD5 protein, in which the initiating Met is residue 1. For human CD5 coding sequence, see Jones et al., 1986, Nature 323: 346-349. A CD5 protein of the present invention more preferably comprises the amino acid sequence disclosed in SEQ ID NO:6 and a leader sequence. A preferred leader sequence to be used with a CD5 protein of the present invention is disclosed in SEQ ID NO:33.

Another embodiment of a responding cell activation protein of the present invention includes a CD7 protein having the pseudo V region of CD7 protein. A CD7 protein of the present invention preferably comprises the amino acid sequence extending from about residue 1 to about residue 180 of CD7 protein, in which the initiating Met is residue 1. For human CD7 coding sequence, see Aruffo et al., 1987, EMBO J. 6: 3313-3316; Genbank X06180; and Swissprot P09564. A CD7 protein of the present invention more preferably comprises the amino acid sequence disclosed in SEQ ID NO:7 and a leader sequence. A preferred leader sequence to be used with a CD7 protein of the present invention is disclosed in SEQ ID NO:34.

Another embodiment of a responding cell activation protein of the present invention includes a CD9 protein having the extracellular domain of CD9 protein. A CD9 protein of the present invention preferably comprises the amino acid sequence extending from about residue 113 to about residue 192 of CD9 protein, in which the initiating Met is residue 1. For human CD9 coding sequence, see Boucheix et al., 1990, J. Biol. Chem. 266: 117-122; Genbank M38690; and Swissprot P21926. A CD9 protein of the present invention more preferably comprises the amino acid sequence disclosed in SEQ ID NO:8 and a leader sequence. An acceptable leader sequence to be used with a CD9 protein of the present invention is disclosed, for example, in SEQ ID NO:29.

Another embodiment of a responding cell activation protein of the present invention includes a CD11 protein having the CD13 alpha extracellular domain complexed with the CD18 extracellular domain of the CD11 protein. A CD11 alpha protein of the present invention preferably comprises the amino acid sequence extending from about residue 1 to about residue 1089 of CD11 alpha protein, in which the initiating Met is residue 1. For human CD11 alpha coding sequence, see Larson et al., 1990, Immunol. Rev. 114: 181-217; Genbank Y00796; and Swissprot P20701. A CD11 protein of the present invention more preferably comprises the amino acid sequence disclosed in SEQ ID NO:9 and a leader sequence. A preferred leader sequence to be used with a CD11 protein of the present invention is disclosed in SEQ ID NO:35.

Another embodiment of a responding cell activation protein of the present invention includes a CD18 protein having the extracellular domain of CD18 protein. A CD18 protein of the present invention preferably comprises the amino acid sequence extending from about residue 1 to about residue 750 of CD18 protein, in which the initiating Met is residue 1. For human CD18 coding sequence, see Larson et al., 1990, Immunol. Rev. 114: 181-217; Genbank Y00057; and Swissprot P05107. A CD18 protein of the present invention more preferably comprises the amino acid sequence disclosed in SEQ ID NO:10 and a leader sequence. A preferred leader sequence to be used with a CD18 protein of the present invention is disclosed in SEQ ID NO:36.

Another embodiment of a responding cell activation protein of the present invention includes a CD27 protein having the extracellular domain of CD27 protein. A CD27 protein of the present invention preferably comprises the amino acid sequence extending from about residue 1 to about residue 191 of CD27 protein, in which the initiating Met is residue 1. For human CD27 coding sequence, see Camerinin et al., 1991, J. Immunol. 147: 3165-3169; Genbank M62928. A CD27 protein of the present invention more preferably comprises the amino acid sequence disclosed in SEQ ID NO:11 and a leader sequence. A preferred leader sequence to be used with a CD27 protein of the present invention is disclosed in SEQ ID NO:37.

Another embodiment of a responding cell activation protein of the present invention includes a CD43 protein having the extracellular domain of CD43 protein. A CD43 protein of the present invention preferably comprises the amino acid sequence extending from about residue 1 to about residue 384 of CD43 protein, in which the initiating Met is residue 1. For human CD43 coding sequence, see Pallant et al., 1989, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 86: 1328-1332; Genbank J04168; and Swissprot 16150. A CD43 protein of the present invention more preferably comprises the amino acid sequence disclosed in SEQ ID NO:12 and a leader sequence. A preferred leader sequence to be used with a CD43 protein of the present invention is disclosed in SEQ ID NO:38.

Another embodiment of a responding cell activation protein of the present invention includes a CD45 protein comprising an extracellular domain of an isoform of a CD45 protein. A CD45protein of the present invention preferably comprises the amino acid sequence extending from about residue 1 to about residue 556 of CD45 protein, in which the initiating Met is residue 1. For human CD45 coding sequence, see Streuli et al., 1987, J.Exp. Med. 166: 1548-1566; Genbank Y00638; and Swissprot P08575. According to the present invention, an isoform of a CD45 protein is any CD45 protein that is formed by the alternative splicing of exons A, B, and C of CD45; such isoforms are well known to those skilled in the art. CD45 isoforms of the present invention include an isoform in which none of the exons are spliced out, an isoform in which all of the exons are spliced out, an isoform in which any one of exons A, B, or C is spliced out, and an isoform in which any combination of exons A, B, and C are spliced out. A CD45 protein of the present invention more preferably comprises any isoform of the amino acid sequence disclosed in SEQ ID NO:13 and a leader sequence. A preferred leader sequence to be used with a CD45 protein of the present invention is disclosed in SEQ ID NO:39.

Another embodiment of a responding cell activation protein of the present invention includes a CD48 protein having a pseudovariable and a pseudoconstant extraellular domains of CD48 protein. A CD48 protein of the present invention preferably comprises the amino acid sequence extending from about residue 1 to about residue 220 of CD48 protein, in which the initiating Met is residue 1. For human CD48 coding sequence, see Killeen et al., 1988, EMBO J. 7: 3087-3091; Genbank X06341, M37766, M59904; and Swissprot P09326. A CD48 protein of the present invention more preferably comprises the amino acid sequence disclosed in SEQ ID NO:14 and a leader sequence. A preferred leader sequence to be used with a CD48 protein of the present invention is disclosed in SEQ ID NO:40.

Another embodiment of a responding cell activation protein of the present invention includes a B7.1 protein having a pseudovariable and a pseudoconstant extracellular domain of B7.1 protein. A B7.1 protein of the present invention preferably comprises the amino acid sequence extending from about residue 1 to about residue 242 of B7.1 protein, in which the initiating Met is residue 1. For human B7.1 coding sequence, see Freeman et al., 1989, J. Immunol. 143: 2714-2722; Genbank M27533. A B7.1 protein of the present invention more preferably comprises the amino acid sequence disclosed in SEQ ID NO:15 and a leader sequence. A preferred leader sequence to be used with a B7.1 protein of the present invention is disclosed in SEQ ID NO:41.

Another embodiment of a responding cell activation protein of the present invention includes a B7.2 protein having an extracellular domain of B7.2 protein. A B7.2 protein of the present invention preferably comprises the amino acid sequence extending from about residue 1 to about residue 74 of B7.2 protein, in which the initiating Met is residue 1. For human B7.2 coding sequence, see Kubota et al., 1990, J. Immunol. 145, 3924-3931; Genbank M55561. A B7.2 protein of the present invention more preferably comprises the amino acid sequence disclosed in SEQ ID NO:16 and a leader sequence. An acceptable leader sequence to be used with a B7.2 protein of the present invention is disclosed, for example, in SEQ ID NO:29.

It is within the scope of the present invention that an RCA protein can be a portion of CD8 comprising a peptide that is capable of binding to a MHC Class I molecule in such a manner that cytotoxic T cell activity is regulated.

According to the present invention, at least a portion of an RCA protein of the present invention can be linked to at least a portion of an immunoglobulin (Ig) molecule to form an RCA:Ig chimeric molecule. An RCA protein is preferably linked to an Ig molecule by a peptide bond, which refers to the covalent chemical interaction between two amino acids. A preferred portion of an Ig molecule to link to an RCA protein includes the constant region of an immunoglobulin molecule. Suitable C_(L) and C_(H) regions for use with an RCA:Ig chimeric molecule of the present invention include κ, λ, μ, γ1, γ2, γ2a, γ2b, γ3, γ4, α, α1, α2, σ and ε constant regions, with human κ, λ, μ, γ1, γ2, γ3, γ4, α1, α2, σ and ε constant regions being more preferred and human IgG2a being even more preferred. Any constant region of any antibody is suitable for use with the present invention. A preferred portion of a constant region to use includes at least one amino acid that enables an RCA:Ig molecule to be di-sulfide bonded to an SCM molecule of the present invention.

In a preferred embodiment, an RCA:Ig chimeric molecule of the present invention comprises a CD4:Ig chimeric molecule having the amino acid sequence disclosed in SEQ ID NO:17 and a leader sequence. A preferred leader sequence to be used with a CD4:Ig protein of the present invention is disclosed in SEQ ID NO:29.

In another preferred embodiment, an RCA:Ig chimeric molecule of the present invention comprises a CD2:Ig chimeric molecule having the amino acid sequence disclosed in SEQ ID NO:18 and a leader sequence. A preferred leader sequence to be used with a CD2:Ig protein of the present invention is disclosed in SEQ ID NO:30.

In another preferred embodiment, an RCA:Ig molecule of the present invention comprises a CD28:Ig chimeric molecule having the amino acid sequence disclosed in SEQ ID NO:19 and a leader sequence. A preferred leader sequence to be used with a CD28:Ig protein of the present invention is disclosed in SEQ ID NO:31.

In another preferred embodiment, an RCA:Ig chimeric molecule of the present invention comprises a CTLA4:Ig molecule having the amino acid sequence disclosed in SEQ ID NO:20 and a leader sequence. A preferred leader sequence to be used with a CTLA4:Ig protein of the present invention is disclosed in SEQ ID NO:32.

In another preferred embodiment, an RCA:Ig chimeric molecule of the present invention comprises a fas-ligand:Ig chimeric molecule having the amino aid sequence disclosed in SEQ ID NO:21 and a leader sequence. An acceptable leader sequence to be used with a Fas-ligand:Ig protein of the present invention is disclosed, for example, in SEQ ID NO:29.

One embodiment of a stimulator cell marker (SCM) molecule of the present invention includes a molecule capable of targeting an RCA protein of the present invention to a desired cell. In particular, an SCM molecule of the present invention includes, but is not limited to an immunoglobulin molecule (an antibody), a growth factor or a tissue-specific antigen. A suitable antibody for use as an SCM molecule of the present invention binds to a protein on the surface of a stimulator cell of the present invention. A preferred antibody of the present invention binds to a protein on the surface of a tissue graft cell or a cell involved in an autoimmune response. A more preferred antibody of the present invention binds to a major histocompatibility molecule (MHC), including Class I and Class II, or an organ-specific molecule, such as molecules expressed on the surface of kidney cells (e.g., sodium-potassium-chloride cotransporters; see Herbert et al., 1994, Clin. Invest. 72: 692-694), liver cells (e.g., asialoglycoprotein receptor; see Merwin et al., 1994, Bioconjugate Chem. 5: 612-620; bile acid receptors; see Krmaer et al., 1992; J. Bio. Chem. 267: 18598-18604; LMA surface target molecules; see Stemerowicz et al., 1990, J.Clin. Lab. Immunol. 32: 13-19); heart cells (e.g., heart specific auto-antibodies; see Neumann, et al., 1992, J. Immunol. 148: 3806-3813; Traystman et al., 1991, Clin. Exp. Immunol. 86: 291-298); pancreas cells or bone marrow cells (e.g., c-kit receptor; see Okayama et al., 1994, J. Immunol. Meth. 169: 153-161; Bridell et al., 1992, Blood 79: 3159-3167.

In a preferred embodiment, an antibody useful as an SCM molecule of the present invention includes the immunoglobulin molecules WFL4F12.3, WFL3C6.1, BB7.2, PA2.1, 2.28M1, MA2.1, GAP A3, A11.1M, 4D12, BB7.1, B27M1, ME1, BB7.6, MB40.2, MB40.2, B27M2, SFR8-B6, Genox 3.53, G2a.5 and SFR3-DR5 (each described in ATCC Catalogue of Cell Lines and Hybridomas, 7th Edition, 1992 American Type Culture Collection).

It is within the scope of the present invention that an antibody can include a full-length antibody, an Fab fragment, an F(ab')₂ fragment or an F_(V) fragment of an antibody. An Fab fragment comprises one arm of an immunoglobulin molecule containing a light chain (V_(L) region+C_(L) region) paired with the heavy chain variable region (V_(H) region) and a portion of a heavy chain constant region (C_(H) region) CH1 domain. An F(ab')₂ fragment corresponds to two di-sulfide bonded arms of an immunoglobulin molecule, each arm containing a L chain (V_(L) region+C_(L) region) paired with a V_(H) region and a CH1 domain. An F_(V) fragment refers to a portion of an immunoglobulin molecule V_(L) region paired with a V_(H) region. Thus, an antibody of the present invention can include the variable (V), diversity (D) and junction (J) regions, the V, D, J and CH1 regions or the full-length protein of any preferred antibody described herein.

A suitable growth factor for use as an SCM molecule of the present invention binds to a receptor on the surface of a stimulator cell of the present invention. A preferred growth factor of the present invention binds to a receptor on the surface of a tissue graft cell or a cell involved in an autoimmune response. A more preferred growth factor of the present invention includes, but is not limited to thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), vasopressin or corticotropin.

A suitable growth factor for use as an SCM molecule of the present invention binds to a tissue-specific marker on the surface of a stimulator cell of the present invention. A preferred SCM molecule of the present invention binds to a tissue specific marker on the surface of a tissue graft cell or a cell involved in an autoimmune response. A more preferred SCM molecule of the present invention includes, but is not limited to asialoglycoprotein receptor, (TSH) receptor, vasopressin receptor or corticotropin receptor.

According to the present invention, an RCA protein or an SCM molecule can comprise a derivative of an RCA protein or an SCM molecule. In accordance with the present invention, a "derivative" refers to any compound that is able to mimic the ability of a component of an RCA protein or an SCM molecule of the present invention. A derivative of an RCA protein or an SCM molecule can be an amino acid sequence that has been modified to decrease its susceptibility to degradation but that still retains binding activity. Other examples of derivatives include, but are not limited to, protein-based compounds, carbohydrate-based compounds, lipid-based compounds, nucleic acid-based compounds, natural organic compounds, synthetically derived organic compounds, anti-idiotypic antibodies and/or catalytic antibodies, or fragments thereof having desired T cell regulatory activity. A derivative can be obtained by, for example, screening libraries of natural and synthetic compounds for compounds capable of binding to a CD4 or CD2 co-receptor or an MHC antigen, as disclosed herein. A derivative of a CD4, CD2 or immunoglobulin molecule can also be obtained by, for example, rational drug design. In a rational drug design procedure, the three-dimensional structure of a compound of the present invention can be analyzed by, for example, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) or x-ray crystallography. The three-dimensional structure can then be used to predict structures of potential derivatives by, for example, computer modelling. The predicted derivative structures can then be produced by, for example, chemical synthesis, recombinant DNA technology, or by isolating a mimetope from a natural source (e.g., plants, animals, bacteria and fungi).

In particular, a derivative of an RCA protein or an SCM molecule can include amino acid substitution or insertion mutants into which an amino acid has been substituted or inserted, the amino acid being capable of forming a di-sulfide bond with another amino acid (e.g., a cysteine or a proline).

An RCA protein or an SCM molecule of the present invention can be soluble or membrane-bound. Amino acid sequences can be genetically engineered to create soluble forms by introducing a translational stop codon into the coding sequences of an RCA protein or an SCM molecule, upstream of the cytoplasmic domains and/or the hydrophobic transmembrane domains, using technologies known to those of skill in the art (e.g., site-directed mutagenesis or PCR modification). An example of a soluble CD4 molecule includes SEQ ID NO:17. An example of a soluble CD2 molecule includes SEQ ID NO:18. The resulting truncated CD4- or CD2-encoding nucleic acid molecules can be operatively linked to an expression vector containing one or more transcription or translation control regions to form a recombinant molecule, and the recombinant molecules can be expressed in a host cell.

Amino acid sequences can be genetically engineered to create membrane-bound forms by linking, or retaining the linkage of, the amino acid sequences of an RCA protein or an SCM molecule to amino acid sequences for transmembrane domains and/or amino acid sequences for cytoplasmic domains. Preferably, a membrane-form of an RCA protein or an SCM molecule of the present invention is designed such that the molecule can be inserted into the plasma membrane of a cell and remain associated with the membrane over time. An embodiment of a plasma membrane-bound form of an RCA protein or an SCM molecule preferably comprises a full-length transmembrane domain and cytoplasmic domain of an RCA protein or an SCM molecule. Such membrane-bound forms can be produced by operatively linking nucleic acid molecules encoding full-length RCA protein or SCM molecule to an expression vector containing one or more transcription or translation control regions to form a recombinant molecule, and expressing the recombinant molecules in a host cell. Alternatively, an RCA protein or an SCM molecule can be designed such that the molecule can be anchored in a lipid bilayer when incorporated into lipid-containing substrates by being added exogenously. As used herein, the term "anchoring" refers to the insertion of a molecule in a lipid-containing substrate such that any extracellular domains are on the outside of the substrate.

In one embodiment, an RCA protein or an SCM molecule of the present invention is produced by culturing a cell transformed with a recombinant molecule comprising a nucleic acid molecule operatively linked to an expression vector, in which the nucleic acid molecule comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding an RCA protein or an SCM molecule.

A recombinant molecule of the present invention comprises a nucleic acid molecule, encoding an RCA protein or an SCM molecule of the present invention, operatively linked to a vector capable of being expressed in a host cell. As used herein, "operatively linked" refers to insertion of a nucleic acid sequence into an expression vector in such a manner that the sequence is capable of being expressed when transformed into a host cell. As used herein, an "expression vector" is an RNA or DNA vector capable of transforming a host cell and effecting expression of an appropriate nucleic acid sequence, preferably replicating within the host cell. An expression vector can be either prokaryotic or eukaryotic, and typically is a virus or a plasmid.

Construction of desired expression vectors can be performed by methods known to those skilled in the art and expression can be in eukaryotic or prokaryotic systems. Procaryotic systems typically used are bacterial strains including, but not limited to various strains of E. coli, various strains of bacilli or various species of Pseudomonas. In prokaryotic systems, plasmids are used that contain replication sites and control sequences derived from a species suitable for use with a host cell. Control sequences can include, but are not limited to promoters, operators, enhancers, ribosome binding sites, and Shine-Dalgarno sequences. Expression systems useful in eukaryotic host cells comprise promoters derived from appropriate eukaryotic genes. Useful mammalian promoters include early and late promoters from SV40 or other viral promoters such as those derived from baculovirus, polyoma virus, adenovirus, bovine papilloma virus or avian sarcoma virus. Expression vectors of the present invention include any vectors that function (i.e., direct gene expression) in recombinant cells of the present invention including bacterial, yeast, other fungal, insect and mammalian cells. Preferred expression vectors of the present invention include vectors containing immunoglobulin H chain promoters and/or L chain promoters. In particular, an expression vector of the present invention includes a polyhedrin promotor for CD4 or CD2 for use in a baculovirus expression system or a CMV immediate early promotor or a RSV-LTR promotor for use in a eukaryotic cell system. Useful mammalian enhancers include immunoglobulin H chain enhancers and/or L chain enhancers. Particularly preferred expression vectors for use with the present invention include baculovirus transfer vectors pVL1393, pAcUw51or pAcAB3. In a preferred embodiment, an expression vector of the present invention comprises pVLCD2-IgG2a or pVLCD4-IgG2a.

An expression system can be constructed from any of the foregoing control elements operatively linked to the nucleic acid sequences of the present invention using methods known to those of skill in the art (see, for example, Sambrook et al., ibid.).

Host cells of the present invention can be cells naturally capable of producing an RCA protein or an SCM molecule, or cells that are capable of producing an RCA protein or an SCM molecule when transfected with a nucleic acid molecule encoding such molecules. Host cells of the present invention include, but are not limited to bacterial, fungal, insect and mammalian cells. Suitable host cells include mammalian cell, preferably a fibroblast, a pluripotent progenitor cell, an epithelial cell, a neural cell, a T cell line and a B cell line.

In one embodiment, a host cell is transformed with: (1) a first recombinant molecule comprising a nucleic acid molecule operatively linked to an expression vector, the nucleic acid molecule having a sequence encoding a first protein including an RCA protein, particularly CD4, CD2, CD28, CTL4A, fas-ligand, CD5, CD7, CD9, CD11, CD18, CD27 CD43, CD45, CD48, B7.1 and B7.2, and even more particularly CD4, CD2, CD28, CTL4A, fas-ligand; and (2) a second recombinant molecule comprising a nucleic acid molecule operatively linked to an expression vector, the nucleic acid molecule having a sequence encoding a second protein comprising a stimulatory cell marker molecule that differentiates a host cell from a tissue graft cell to form a recombinant cell.

Transformed recombinant cells of the present invention are cultured under conditions effective to produce such an RCA protein and SCM molecule. The protein and molecule can then be recovered from the culture medium and/or the cells. Effective conditions to produce an RCA or SCM molecule include, but are not limited to appropriate culture media, cell density, temperature, pH and oxygen conditions. One of skill in the art can choose appropriate culture conditions based on the type of cell being cultured and the amount of protein one desires to produce.

Depending on the expression vector used for production, resultant molecules can either remain within the recombinant cell, be retained on the outer surface of the recombinant cell, or be secreted into the culture medium. As used herein, the term "recovering" refers to collecting the culture medium containing the molecule and/or recombinant cells. Recovery need not imply additional steps of separation or purification.

After recovery, an RCA protein or SCM molecule can be purified using a variety of standard protein purification techniques such as, but not limited to, size separation chromatography, reverse phase chromatography, chromatofocussing, hydroxyapatite adsorption and electrophoresis systems, affinity chromatography, ion exchange chromatography, ammonium sulfate precipitation, filtration, centrifugation, hydrophobic interaction chromatography, gel filtration chromatography, high pressure liquid chromatography and differential solubilization. Isolated proteins are preferably retrieved in substantially pure form. As used herein, "substantially pure" refers to a purity that allows for the effective use of the molecule as a heretofore described T cell veto molecule.

Soluble RCA proteins or SCM molecules of the present invention can be purified using, for example, immunoaffinity chromatography using an antibody capable of binding to CD4, CD2, CD28, CTL4A, fas-ligand or the C region of an immunoglobulin molecule or an antigen capable of binding to the V region of immunoglobulin molecule. RCA proteins or SCM molecules anchored in a lipid-containing substrate can be recovered by, for example, density gradient centrifugation techniques.

One aspect of the present invention is a method for producing a T cell veto molecule, comprising: (a) providing a first protein comprising an RCA protein, in particular CD4, CD2, CD28, CTL4A, fas-ligand protein, CD5 protein, CD7 protein, CD9 protein, CD11 protein, CD18 protein, CD27 protein, CD43 protein, CD45 protein, CD48 protein, B7.1 protein and B7.2 protein; (b) providing a second protein comprising an SCM molecule; and (c) linking the first protein to the second protein to form a chimeric molecule. As used herein, the term "linked" can refer to covalently attaching an RCA protein to an SCM molecule. A suitable reagent for the linking step includes any reagent capable of creating di-sulfide bonds between an RCA protein and an SCM molecule. Preferably, an RCA protein can be covalently associated to an SCM molecule by several methods including, for example, treatment with chemicals capable of linking di-sulfide bonds, glutaraldehyde linkage, photoaffinity labelling, treatment with carbodiimides and treatment with other cross-linking chemicals standard in the art. Preferably, an RCA protein can be covalently associated to an SCM molecule by treatment with chemicals capable of linking di-sulfide bonds, in particular using N-succinimidyl-3-1-(1-pyridyldthio)-propionate.

Following chemical cross-linking of an RCA protein to an SCM molecule, the resulting chimeric T cell veto molecules are recovered from those proteins that have not been linked using methods standard in the art. Preferably, T cell veto molecules are recovered by size separation chromatography.

A T cell veto molecule of the present invention preferably comprises a CD4:Ig protein having the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:17, di-sulfide bonded to an antibody that binds specifically to an MHC molecule, in particular 14-4-4 to form the CD4:14 T cell veto molecule (see Examples section). A T cell veto molecule of the present invention also preferably comprises a CD2:Ig having the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:18, di-sulfide bonded to an antibody that binds specifically to an MHC molecule, in particular 14-4-4 to form the CD2:14 T cell veto molecule.

According to the present invention, different embodiments of a T cell veto molecule of the present invention can be combined to form a composition of the present invention. A preferred composition comprises a CD4 protein linked to a target molecule that differentiates a host cell from a tissue graft cell, a chimeric molecule having a CD2 protein linked to target molecule that differentiates a host cell from a tissue graft cell, a chimeric molecule having a CD28 protein linked to target molecule that differentiates a host cell from a tissue graft cell, a chimeric molecule having a CTL4A protein linked to target molecule that differentiates a host cell from a tissue graft cell, a chimeric molecule having a fas-ligand protein linked to target molecule that differentiates a host cell from a tissue graft cell and mixtures thereof. A more preferred composition comprises CD4:14 T cell veto molecule, CD2:14 T cell veto molecule and mixtures thereof.

Another aspect of the present invention comprises formulating a T cell veto molecule of the present invention with a pharmacologically acceptable carrier to form a therapeutic composition of the present invention. As used herein, a "carrier" refers to any substance suitable as a vehicle for delivering a T cell veto molecule to a suitable in vitro or in vivo site of action. As such, carriers can act as an excipient for formulation of a therapeutic or experimental reagent containing a T cell veto molecule. Preferred carriers are capable of maintaining a T cell veto molecule in a form that is capable of binding to a stimulating cell and regulating the activity of a responding cell. Examples of such carriers include, but are not limited to water, phosphate buffered saline, saline, Ringer's solution, dextrose solution, serum-containing solutions, Hank's solution and other aqueous physiologically balanced solutions. Aqueous carriers can also contain suitable auxiliary substances required to approximate the physiological conditions of the recipient, for example, enhancement of chemical stability and isotonicity. Suitable auxiliary substances include, for example, sodium acetate, sodium chloride, sodium lactate, potassium chloride, calcium chloride, sorbitan monolaurate, triethanolamine oleate, and other substances used to produce phosphate buffer, Tris buffer and bicarbonate buffer. Auxiliary substances can also include preservatives, such as thimerosal, m or o-cresol, formalin and benzyl alcohol. Preferred auxiliary substances for aerosol delivery include surfactant substances nontoxic to a recipient, for example, esters or partial esters of fatty acids containing from about 6 to about 22 carbon atoms. Examples of esters include, caproic, octanoic, lauric, palmitic, stearic, linoleic, linolenic, olesteric and oleic acids. Therapeutic compositions of the present invention can be sterilized by conventional methods and/or lyophilized. Standard formulations can either be liquid injectables or solids which can be taken up in a suitable liquid as a suspension or solution for injection. Thus, in a non-liquid formulation, the excipient can comprise dextrose, human serum albumin, preservatives, etc., to which sterile water or saline can be added prior to administration.

A therapeutic composition can further comprise a T cell veto molecule combined with a compound capable of suppressing an immune response. Such regulatory compounds include, but are not limited to, immunosuppressive drugs or antibodies that specifically bind to interleukins.

Useful carriers for membrane-bound T cell veto molecules include any artificial or natural lipid-containing substrate, preferably cells, cellular membranes, liposomes and micelles. Cellular carriers of the present invention include cells capable of producing a T cell veto molecule. Preferred cells are disclosed in detail herein.

Embodiments of the present invention comprise the use of a T cell veto molecule, as disclosed in the present invention, to suppress the activity of immune cells in vivo or in vitro. In particular, a T cell veto molecule of the present invention is useful for administration to subjects to immunosuppress subjects against, for example, autoantigens, allergens, engraftments and agents perfused into subjects (i.e., blood factors and platelets). This process is particularly applicable for purposes of specific immunosuppression, and derives from the novel structure of a T cell veto molecule of the present invention. Immune cells refers to cells typically involved in an immune response (e.g., T cells, APCs etc.). Immunosuppression refers to inhibiting an immune response by, for example, killing or anergizing (i.e., diminishing reactivity by a T cell to an antigenic peptide) particular cells involved in the immune response.

One aspect of the present invention is a method to suppress an immune response comprising: (a) providing a chimeric molecule having a protein, selected from the group consisting of CD4, CD2, CD28, CTL4A, fas-ligand, CD5 protein, CD7 protein, CD9 protein, CD11 protein, CD18 protein, CD27 protein, CD43 protein, CD45 protein, CD48 protein, B7.1 protein and B7.2 protein linked to a responding cell marker molecule; and (b) exposing the chimeric molecule to an antigen presenting cell that can respond to the chimeric molecule, for a time and under conditions sufficient to reduce a cellular immune response of a T lymphocyte to an antigen. The present method is particularly useful for reducing the response of a T cell to an antigen comprising an alloantigen or a processed antigen.

Preferably, the chimeric molecule is contacted with the antigen presenting cell in vivo. Acceptable protocols to administer therapeutic compositions in vivo in an effective manner include individual dose size, number of doses, frequency of dose administration and mode of administration. Determination of such protocols can be accomplished by those skilled in the art depending upon a variety of variables, including the animal to be treated, the type of treatment being administered (e.g., graft rejection prevention or treatment of an autoimmune disease) and the stage of disease.

Effective doses to immunosuppress an animal include doses administered over time that are capable of alleviating an immune response by the animal. For example, a single suppressing dose can comprise an amount of a therapeutic composition of the present invention that sufficiently ablates an immune response against an alloantigen, compared with an immune response in the absence of the therapeutic composition. Alternatively, a single suppressing dose can comprise an amount of a therapeutic composition of the present invention that partially reduces an immune response against an alloantigen, compared with an immune response in the absence of the therapeutic composition. In this case, repeated administrations of the single dose could be given to an animal until the immune response is sufficiently ablated. A suitable single dose of a therapeutic composition of the present invention is a dose that is capable of substantially inhibiting a T cell response to an antigen when administered one or more times over a suitable time period. A single dose of a therapeutic composition preferably ranges from about 1 micrograms (μg) to about 100 milligrams (mg), more preferably ranges from about 10 μg to about 10 mg and even more preferably ranges being from about 100 μg to about 1 mg of a therapeutic composition per subject, of a toleragenic therapeutic reagent per subject. Effective doses to suppress an animal include doses administered over time that are capable of decreasing T cell activation to an antigen by an animal. For example, a first suppressing dose can comprise an amount of a therapeutic composition of the present invention that prevents an immune response when administered to an animal. A second suppressing dose can comprise a lesser amount of the same therapeutic composition than the first dose to continue prevention of an immune response. For example, if a first dose can comprise about 10⁶ arbitrary units of a TLV molecule, then a second dose can comprise about 10³ arbitrary units of a TLV molecule. Effective suppressing doses can comprise decreasing concentrations of a therapeutic composition of the present invention necessary to maintain an animal in a suppressed state, such that the animal does not have an immune response to subsequent exposure to an antigen.

The manner of administration of a therapeutic composition of the present invention can depend upon the particular purpose for the delivery (e.g., treatment of disease or prevention of graft rejection), the overall health and condition of the recipient and the judgement of the physician or technician administering the therapeutic composition. A therapeutic composition of the present invention can be administered to an animal using a variety of methods. Such delivery methods can include parenteral, topical, oral or local administration, such as intradermally or by aerosol. A therapeutic composition can be administered in a variety of unit dosage forms depending upon the method of administration. For example, unit dosage forms suitable for oral administration to the intestinal region of an animal include powder, tablets, pills and capsules. Preferred delivery methods for a therapeutic composition of the present invention include intravenous administration and local administration by, for example, injection or topical administration. For particular modes of delivery, a therapeutic composition of the present invention can be formulated in an excipient of the present invention. A therapeutic reagent of the present invention can be administered to any animal, preferably to mammals, and more preferably to humans.

As an example of a T cell veto molecule-mediated immunosuppressive therapeutic process, the sequence of steps that can be executed for inducing suppression in a prospective transplant recipient for the allogeneic MHC molecule of the transplant donor, in order to prevent immunological rejection of the graft following transplantation, are as follows:

(a) gene constructs are assembled for producing human CD4, human CD2 and specific antibodies that bind to MHC Class II molecules. In each case, the coding sequence for the extracellular domain of CD4 or CD2 is subcloned into pVL1393 vector.

(b) The subcloned coding sequences are transfected into insect cells in order to produce recombinant CD4, CD2 and immunoglobulin protein. The transfected cells are maintained in serum-free, protein-free medium.

(c) Dimers of soluble human CD4 or human CD2 are harvested from the cell cultures by the following method. Tissue culture supernatant, adjusted to pH 8.5, is filtered through a Mono-Q-Sepharose column (Pharmacia, Uppsala, Sweden). The flow-though is loaded onto a Wheatgerm-Lectin-Sepharose column (Pharmacia), and CD4 or CD2 are eluted with 5% N-acetyl-glucosamine. The eluate is dialyzed against 20 mM NaC₂ H₃ O₂ (pH 5.4, Sigma), concentrated and loaded onto Mono-S-Sepharose (Pharmacia) pre-equilibrated with 20 mM HEPES (pH 8.0, Sigma). Soluble CD4 or CD2 is eluted as the first peak of a NaCl-gradient (20 mM to 500 mM, Sigma) in 20 mM HEPES (pH 8.0) and dialyzed against PBS. The purity of the CD4 or CD2 dimers is analyzed by resolution using SDS-PAGE gel electrophoresis. Immunoglobulin molecules are purified from tissue-culture supernatant on a Protein A-Sepharose column (Pharmacia) using a standard protocol.

(d) Soluble CD4 or CD2, and immunoglobulin are cross-linked using the heterobifunctional cross-linker, N-succinimidyl-3-(1-pyridyldithio)-propionate (SPDP, Pharmacia) according to standard methods, at pH 7.4. Cross-linked proteins are purified from unreacted proteins and SPDP by passage of the preparation over on a Sephadex G25 column (Pharmacia).

(e) A subject who is to undergo a transplant is assessed for alloreactivity to donor allo-MHC by isolating peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from the prospective transplant recipient's blood, and setting up a mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR) with the recipient's PBMC as responders and irradiated (1500 rads) donor PBMC as stimulators. If a significant proliferative response is noted, a therapeutic composition comprising a TLV molecule or composition thereof, corresponding to the donor allo-MHC, are infused intravenously into the graft recipient about 4 to about 1 weeks prior to the planned transplantation procedure.

(f) At about 2 to about 1 weeks prior to the transplantation date, the MLR is repeated, and if a residual proliferative response between recipient responders and donor stimulators persists, the therapeutic composition is reinfused into the graft recipient.

(g) The MLR is repeated post-transplantation to assess the need for booster doses to the graft recipient of a therapeutic composition which can be administered systemically or topically, as required.

Another example of a TLV molecule-mediated immunosuppressive therapeutic process, the sequence of steps (a) through (d) from the foregoing example are repeated and the cells of a graft are coated with a therapeutic composition of the present invention, and then the graft is transplanted into a recipient. The process is applicable to a variety of graft types, including vascularized solid tissue (e.g., kidney, heart, liver, lung and skin) and dispersed cellular populations (e.g., bone marrow cells). Treatment of a solid graft can comprise the steps of: (1) perfusing the donor organ at the time of surgery and prior to its resection, with about 100 μg/ml of a therapeutic composition comprising TLV molecules contained in normal saline via a bolus injection into a vessel entering the organ; and (2) catherizing the vessel, resecting the organ and storing the organ in a solution supplemented with a therapeutic composition of the present invention until transplantation. Treatment of a dispersed cell population can comprise the steps of: (1) aspirating a cell population from a donor and separating the cells from undesired blood elements using methods standard in the art; and (2) resuspending the isolated donor cells in about 10 μg/ml of a therapeutic composition comprising TLV molecules contained in normal saline for about 2 hours at 5° C. until transplantation.

It is within the scope of the invention that the pre-treatment of a recipient and the treatment of a graft tissue can be performed separately or in combination, depending on the parameters of the transplantation (e.g., donor-recipient allotype match, type of tissue etc.). It is also within the scope of the present invention that modifications can be made to the therapeutic processes disclosed herein. For example, subjects afflicted with autoimmune disease can treated by systemically administering a therapeutic composition of the present invention using similar steps as those outlined for the pre-treatment of graft recipients. Alternatively, a therapeutic composition can be administered to subjects afflicted with localized autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, by directly injecting the composition into a diseased area such as a joint. Other examples of autoimmune diseases that can be treated using a therapeutic composition of the present invention include systemic lupus erythematosus, myasthenia gravis, rheumatoid arthritis, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, multiple sclerosis, celiac disease, autoimmune thyroiditis, Addison's disease, Graves' disease and rheumatic carditis.

One embodiment of a therapeutic method of the present invention includes administering a high dose of corticosteroids, for example dexamethason in two injections (about 1 mg per day for two days, followed by the step of administering a T cell veto molecule of the present invention for the next four weeks, at a concentration of about 1 mg per injection (intravenous) twice a week.

The following experimental results are provided for purposes of illustration and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

EXAMPLES Example 1

This example describes the production of chimeric cDNA clones encoding CD2:Ig or CD4:Ig molecules.

A. Production of Human Blood or 15.5.5. cDNA

Two separate samples of cDNA were prepared using mRNA isolated from human blood or 15.5.5 cells (described in Ozato et al., 1980, J. Immunol. 124: 533) by the following method. About 2 mL Trizol (Gibco-BRL, Gaithersburg, Md.) was added to the cells. The cells were then extracted 1 time with 100% chloroform. The RNA in the aqueous phase was treated with 100% isopropyl alcohol and the resulting precipitate was pelleted at 12,000×rpm for 10 minutes. The resulting pellet containing RNA was resuspended in water containing 0.1% diethylpyrocarbonate (DEPC).

The RNA was then reverse transcribed into cDNA according to methods standard in the art using reverse transcriptase, oligo dT as a primer and a mixture of nucleotides.

B. Production of CD2, CD4 and Immunoglobulin cDNA

cDNA encoding the extracellular domains of CD2 was produced by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification using the following method. Human cDNA described in Section A was combined with CD2 sense primer (5' CGC TCT AGA ATG AGC TTT CCA TGT AAA TTT GTA 3'; SEQ ID NO:22) and CD2 anti-sense primer (5' TGT GGG CCC TCT GGG CTC GTC CAG ACC TTT CTC TGG 3'; SEQ ID NO:23). The mixture was amplified for 3 cycles at 94° C. (60 sec.), 50° C. (30 sec.), 72° C. (60 sec.) followed by 27 cycles at 94° C. (60 sec.), 55° C. (30 sec.), and 72° C. (60 sec.). A 10 minute 72° C. final elongation was then performed to produce amplified CD2 cDNA.

cDNA encoding the two amino terminal domains of CD4 was produced by PCR amplification using the following method. Human cDNA described in Section A was combined with CD4 sense primer (5' CGC TCT AGA ATG AAC CGG GGA GTC CCT 3'; SEQ ID NO:24) and CD4 anti-sense primer (5' GGG CCC TCT GGG CTC AGC TAG CAC CAC GAT GTC T 3'; SEQ ID NO:25). The mixture was then amplified as described above to produce amplified CD4 cDNA.

cDNA encoding the Fc domain of the 15.5.5 anti-class I (IgG2a isotype) monoclonal antibody was produced as follows. The cDNA produced from the 15.5.5 cell cDNA described in Section A was mixed with either a first IgG2a sense primer(CD2 sense primer: 5' CCA GAG AAA GGT CTG GAC GAG CCC AGA GGG CCC AC:3'; SEQ ID NO:26) or a second IgG2a sense primer (CD4 sense primer: 5' AGA CAT CGT GGT GCT AGC TGA GCC CAG AGG GCC C 3'; SEQ ID NO:27), and IgG2a anti-sense primer (5' GGC GAA TTC TTT ACC CGG AGT CCG GGA GAA GCT 3'; SEQ ID NO:28). The cDNAs were amplified using the conditions described in above to produce a first and a second IgG2a Fc domain cDNA.

C. Production of Chimeric Molecules

PCR amplification was then used to link cDNA encoding the extracellular domains of CD2 or CD4 to cDNA encoding the Fc domain of the 15.5.5 anti-class I monoclonal antibody (I.e., CD2-IgG2a fusion cDNA and CD4-IgG2a fusion cDNA).

CD2-IgG2a fusion cDNA was produced by combining cDNA encoding the extracellular domains of CD2 with cDNA encoding the Fc domain of 15.5.5 antibody produced using the CD2 sense primer. CD4-IgG2a fusion cDNA was produced by combining cDNA encoding the amino terminal domains of CD4 with cDNA encoding the Fc domain of 15.5.5 antibody produced using the CD4 sense primer. Both of the foregoing mixtures were amplified using the amplification conditions described in section B.

Example 2

This example describes the production of expression vectors encoding chimeric CD2:IgG2a or CD4:IgG2a fusion molecules.

Each of the CD2:IgG2a or CD4:IgG2a fusion cDNA described in Example 1 were purified on a 1.0% agarose gel and recovered by Geneclean Kit (BIO 101 Inc., LaJolla, Calif.). The gel purified CD2:IgG2a fragment was directly ligated into PCRII vector (Invitrogen, San Diego, Calif.). The CD4:IgG2a fragment was also directly ligated into the PCRII vector. The PCRII vector is a linear vector with poly T overhangs for direct ligation.

InvaF' E. Coli (obtained from Invitrogen) were then transformed with either pCD2:IgG2a or pCD4:IgG2a and the colonies were grown on LB plates containing about 100 mg/mL ampicillin. Resulting colonies were screened by PCR amplification using appropriate primers.

pCD2:IgG2a or pCD4:IgG2a plasmid was then isolated from bacterial colonies by propagating in liquid culture comprising LB broth and 50 mg/mL ampicillin and purifying the plasmid using methods standard in the art (see Sambrook et al., ibid.). Purified plasmid DNA was then digested with XbaI and EcoRI to yield a fragment of cDNA encoding a CD2-IgG2a fusion molecule or cDNA encoding a CD4-IgG2a fusion molecule. These fragments were then gel-purified as described above and separately ligated into the baculovirus transfer vector PVL 1393 (obtained from Pharmingen, San Diego, Calif.) which had previously been digested with XbaI and EcoRI, to form the expression vectors pVLCD2:IgG2a or pVLCD4:IgG2a. The expression vectors were then transformed into InvaF' E. Coli, selected as described above and frozen at -70° C. for later use.

Example 3

This Example shows that a CD4:anti-H-2^(d), T lymphocyte veto molecule of the present invention, which is targeted to the class II MHC of allogeneic stimulator cells in a T cell proliferation assay, demonstrates significant and specific inhibition of CD4⁺ T-cell responses.

A transfectant secreting a soluble form of CD4 was obtained from K. Karjalainen (Basel Institute for Immunology). This material was purified by affinity chromatography and chemically (SPDP) cross-linked to the monoclonal antibody 14-4-4 which binds to certain class II MHC molecules (anti-H-2^(d), but not anti-H-2^(b)) to form a hybrid antibody T lymphocyte veto molecule of the present invention.

Lymph node cells (50 or 200×10⁵ per culture), which were enriched for CD4+ T-cells by two-step panning (purity >90% CD4⁺ T-cells), were challenged with irradiated stimulator cells (200×105) in triplicate cultures (FIG. 1). These mixed lymphocyte cultures (MLCs) were set up in two combinations, C57BL/6 anti-BALB/c, where C57BL/6 cells are responders and BALB/c cells are stimulators (FIGS. 1A and 1B); and BALB/c anti-C57BL/6, where BALB/c cells are responders and C57BL/6 cells are stimulators (FIGS. 1C and 1D). Whereas in the first set of MLCs the hybrid antibody can bind to the stimulator cells (BALB/c H-2^(d)), in the second set it will not bind to the stimulator cells (C57BL/6 H-2^(b)), but will bind instead to the responder cells (BALB/c). Either the hybrid antibody, its non-linked components or medium only (nothing) was added to the MLCs. After 3 days, the cultures were pulsed with [³ H]-thymidine for 18 hours and then harvested.

Inhibition of proliferation was only observed when the hybrid antibody bound to the stimulators (FIGS. 1A and 1B), but not when the antibody bound to the responders (FIGS. 1C and 1D). In addition, supplementing cultures with non-linked components of the hybrid antibody, soluble CD4 and 14-4-4, did not result in any reduction of the response. Therefore, in order to inhibit proliferation of allo-reactive CD4⁺ T-cells, the CD4 molecule has to be linked to 14-4-4 in a hybrid antibody and the hybrid antibody has to bind to the stimulator cells. Thus, hybrid antibody-mediated `veto` is effective and specific.

To determine whether other T-cell functions besides proliferation were affected,. MLCs (C57BL/6 anti-BALB/c) were set up with CD4⁺ T-cells. C57BL/6 CD4+ T-cell responders (200×10⁵ per culture) were challenged with irradiated BALB/c stimulator cells (200×10⁵ per culture). Either the hybrid antibody (shown in FIG. 2 as ) or its non-linked components (shown in FIG. 2 as ∘) were added. After 3 days supernatants were harvested and tested for the presence of IL-2 and IL-4 by adding the supernatants to HT-2 cells in different dilutions [neat (1), 30% (0.3), 10% (0.1) and 3% (0.3)]. After 18 hours HT-2 cells were pulsed with [3H]-thymidine. As shown in a representative experiment (FIG. 2), only the hybrid antibody was able to cause inhibition of IL-2/IL-4 production; its non-linked components failed to do so.

The foregoing experiment establishes the feasibility of this hybrid antibody inhibition by showing that `veto` can be adapted for the inhibition of class II-reactive T-cells.

While various embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, it is apparent that modifications and adaptations of those embodiments will occur to those skilled in the art. It is to be expressly understood, however, that such modifications and adaptations are within the scope of the present invention, as set forth in the following claims:

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Thr Ala Ser Gln Lys Lys Ser Ile Gln Phe Hi - #s Trp Lys Asn Ser Asn          #            30                                                                - Gln Ile Lys Ile Leu Gly Asn Gln Gly Ser Ph - #e Leu Thr Lys Gly Pro          #        45                                                                    - Ser Lys Leu Asn Asp Arg Ala Asp Ser Arg Ar - #g Ser Leu Trp Asp Gln          #    60                                                                        - Gly Asn Phe Pro Leu Ile Ile Lys Asn Leu Ly - #s Ile Glu Asp Ser Asp          #80                                                                            - Thr Tyr Ile Cys Glu Val Glu Asp Gln Lys Gl - #u Glu Val Gln Leu Leu          #                95                                                            - Val Phe Gly Leu Thr Ala Asn Ser Asp Thr Hi - #s Leu Leu Gln Gly Gln          #           110                                                                - Ser Leu Thr Leu Thr Leu Glu Ser Pro Pro Gl - #y Ser Ser Pro Ser Val          #       125                                                                    - Gln Cys Arg Ser Pro Arg Gly Lys Asn Ile                                      #   135                                                                        - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:2:                                             -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 184 amino                                                          (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                              -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:2:                                  - Lys Glu Ile Thr Asn Ala Leu Glu Thr Trp Gl - #y Ala Leu Gly Gln Asp          #                15                                                            - Ile Asn Leu Asp Ile Pro Ser Phe Gln Met Se - #r Asp Asp Ile Asp Asp          #            30                                                                - Ile Lys Trp Glu Lys Thr Ser Asp Lys Lys Ly - #s Ile Ala Gln Phe Arg          #        45                                                                    - Lys Glu Lys Glu Thr Phe Lys Glu Lys Asp Th - #r Tyr Lys Leu Phe Lys          #    60                                                                        - Asn Gly Thr Leu Lys Ile Lys His Leu Lys Th - #r Asp Asp Gln Asp Ile          #80                                                                            - Tyr Lys Val Ser Ile Tyr Asp Thr Lys Gly Ly - #s Asn Val Leu Glu Lys          #                95                                                            - Ile Phe Asp Leu Lys Ile Gln Glu Arg Val Se - #r Lys Pro Lys Ile Ser          #           110                                                                - Trp Thr Cys Ile Asn Thr Thr Leu Thr Cys Gl - #u Val Met Asn Gly Thr          #       125                                                                    - Asp Pro Glu Leu Asn Leu Tyr Gln Asp Gly Ly - #s His Leu Lys Leu Ser          #   140                                                                        - Gln Arg Val Ile Thr His Lys Trp Ile Thr Se - #r Leu Ser Ala Lys Phe          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Lys Cys Thr Ala Gly Asn Lys Val Ser Lys Gl - #u Ser Ser Val Glu Pro          #               175                                                            - Val Ser Cys Pro Glu Lys Gly Leu                                                          180                                                                - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:3:                                             -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 134 amino                                                          (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                              -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:3:                                  - Asn Lys Ile Leu Val Lys Gln Ser Pro Met Le - #u Val Ala Tyr Asp Asn          #                15                                                            - Ala Val Asn Leu Ser Cys Lys Tyr Ser Tyr As - #n Leu Phe Ser Arg Glu          #            30                                                                - Phe Arg Ala Ser Leu His Lys Gly Leu Asp Se - #r Ala Val Glu Val Cys          #        45                                                                    - Val Val Tyr Gly Asn Tyr Ser Gln Gln Leu Gl - #n Val Tyr Ser Lys Thr          #    60                                                                        - Gly Phe Asn Cys Asp Gly Lys Leu Gly Asn Gl - #u Ser Val Thr Phe Tyr          #80                                                                            - Leu Gln Asn Leu Tyr Val Asn Gln Thr Asp Il - #e Tyr Phe Cys Lys Ile          #                95                                                            - Glu Val Met Tyr Pro Pro Pro Tyr Leu Asp As - #n Glu Lys Ser Asn Gly          #           110                                                                - Thr Ile Ile His Val Lys Gly Lys His Leu Cy - #s Pro Ser Pro Leu Phe          #       125                                                                    - Pro Gly Pro Ser Lys Pro                                                          130                                                                        - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:4:                                             -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 124 amino                                                          (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                              -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:4:                                  - Met His Val Ala Gln Pro Ala Val Val Leu Al - #a Ser Ser Arg Gly Ile          #                15                                                            - Ala Ser Phe Val Cys Glu Tyr Ala Ser Pro Gl - #y Lys Ala Thr Glu Val          #            30                                                                - Arg Val Thr Val Leu Arg Gln Ala Asp Ser Gl - #n Val Thr Glu Val Cys          #        45                                                                    - Ala Ala Thr Tyr Met Met Gly Asn Glu Leu Th - #r Phe Leu Asp Asp Ser          #    60                                                                        - Ile Cys Thr Gly Thr Ser Ser Gly Asn Gln Va - #l Asn Leu Thr Ile Gln          #80                                                                            - Gly Leu Arg Ala Met Asp Thr Gly Leu Tyr Il - #e Cys Lys Val Glu Leu          #                95                                                            - Met Tyr Pro Pro Pro Tyr Tyr Leu Gly Ile Gl - #y Asn Gly Ala Gln Ile          #           110                                                                - Tyr Val Ile Asp Pro Glu Pro Cys Pro Asp Se - #r Asp                          #       120                                                                    - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:5:                                             -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 145 amino                                                          (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                              -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:5:                                  - Pro Pro Glu Lys Lys Glu Leu Arg Lys Val Al - #a His Leu Thr Gly Lys          #                15                                                            - Ser Asn Ser Arg Ser Met Pro Leu Glu Trp Gl - #u Asp Thr Tyr Gly Ile          #            30                                                                - Val Leu Leu Ser Gly Val Lys Tyr Lys Lys Gl - #y Gly Leu Val Ile Asn          #        45                                                                    - Glu Thr Gly Leu Tyr Phe Val Tyr Ser Lys Va - #l Tyr Phe Arg Gly Gln          #    60                                                                        - Ser Cys Asn Asn Leu Pro Leu Ser His Lys Va - #l Tyr Met Arg Asn Ser          #80                                                                            - Lys Tyr Pro Gln Asp Leu Val Met Met Glu Gl - #y Lys Met Met Ser Tyr          #                95                                                            - Cys Thr Thr Gly Gln Met Trp Ala Arg Ser Se - #r Tyr Lys Gly Ala Val          #           110                                                                - Phe Asn Leu Thr Ser Ala Asp His Leu Tyr Va - #l Asn Val Ser Glu Leu          #       125                                                                    - Ser Leu Val Asn Phe Glu Glu Ser Gln Thr Ph - #e Phe Gly Leu Tyr Lys          #   140                                                                        - Leu                                                                          145                                                                            - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:6:                                             -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 349 amino                                                          (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                              -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:6:                                  - Arg Leu Ser Trp Tyr Asp Pro Asp Phe Gln Al - #a Arg Leu Thr Arg Ser          #                15                                                            - Asn Ser Lys Cys Gln Gly Gln Leu Glu Val Ty - #r Leu Lys Asp Gly Trp          #            30                                                                - His Met Val Cys Ser Gln Ser Trp Gly Arg Se - #r Ser Lys Gln Trp Glu          #        45                                                                    - Asp Pro Ser Gln Ala Ser Lys Val Cys Gln Ar - #g Leu Asn Cys Gly Val          #    60                                                                        - Pro Leu Ser Leu Gly Pro Phe Leu Val Thr Ty - #r Thr Pro Gln Ser Ser          #80                                                                            - Ile Ile Cys Tyr Gly Gln Leu Gly Ser Phe Se - #r Asn Cys Ser His Ser          #                95                                                            - Arg Asn Asp Met Cys His Ser Leu Gly Leu Th - #r Cys Leu Glu Pro Gln          #           110                                                                - Lys Thr Thr Pro Pro Thr Thr Ile Ile Pro Pr - #o Pro Thr Thr Thr Pro          #       125                                                                    - Glu Pro Thr Ala Pro Pro Arg Leu Gln Leu Va - #l Ala Gln Ser Gly Gly          #   140                                                                        - Gln His Cys Ala Gly Val Val Glu Phe Tyr Se - #r Gly Ser Leu Gly Gly          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Thr Ile Ser Tyr Glu Ala Gln Asp Lys Thr Gl - #n Asp Leu Glu Asn Phe          #               175                                                            - Leu Cys Asn Asn Leu Gln Cys Gly Ser Phe Le - #u Lys His Leu Pro Glu          #           190                                                                - Thr Glu Ala Gly Arg Ala Gln Asp Pro Gly Gl - #u Pro Arg Glu His Gln          #       205                                                                    - Pro Leu Pro Ile Gln Trp Lys Ile Gln Asn Se - #r Ser Cys Thr Ser Leu          #   220                                                                        - Glu His Cys Phe Arg Lys Ile Lys Pro Gln Ly - #s Ser Gly Arg Val Leu          225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - Ala Leu Leu Cys Ser Gly Phe Gln Pro Lys Va - #l Gln Ser Arg Leu Val          #               255                                                            - Gly Gly Ser Ser Ile Cys Glu Gly Thr Val Gl - #u Val Arg Gln Gly Ala          #           270                                                                - Gln Trp Ala Ala Leu Cys Asp Ser Ser Ser Al - #a Arg Ser Ser Leu Arg          #       285                                                                    - Trp Glu Glu Val Cys Arg Glu Gln Gln Cys Gl - #y Ser Val Asn Ser Tyr          #   300                                                                        - Arg Val Leu Asp Ala Gly Asp Pro Thr Ser Ar - #g Gly Leu Phe Cys Pro          305                 3 - #10                 3 - #15                 3 -        #20                                                                            - His Gln Lys Leu Ser Gln Cys His Glu Leu Tr - #p Glu Arg Asn Ser Tyr          #               335                                                            - Cys Lys Lys Val Phe Val Thr Cys Gln Asp Pr - #o Asn Pro                      #           345                                                                - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:7:                                             -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 154 amino                                                          (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                              -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:7:                                  - Ala Gln Glu Val Gln Gln Ser Pro His Cys Th - #r Thr Val Pro Gly Ala          #                15                                                            - Ser Val Asn Ile Thr Cys Ser Thr Ser Gly Gl - #y Leu Arg Gly Ile Tyr          #            30                                                                - Leu Pro Gln Leu Gly Pro Gln Pro Gln Asp Il - #e Ile Tyr Tyr Glu Asp          #        45                                                                    - Gly Val Val Pro Thr Thr Asp Arg Arg Phe Ar - #g Gly Arg Ile Asp Phe          #    60                                                                        - Ser Gly Ser Gln Asp Asn Leu Thr Ile Thr Me - #t His Arg Leu Gln Leu          #80                                                                            - Ser Asp Thr Gly Thr Tyr Thr Cys Gln Ala Il - #e Thr Glu Val Asn Val          #                95                                                            - Tyr Gly Ser Gly Thr Leu Val Leu Val Thr Gl - #u Glu Gln Ser Gln Gly          #           110                                                                - Trp His Arg Cys Ser Asp Ala Pro Pro Arg Al - #a Ser Ala Leu Pro Ala          #       125                                                                    - Pro Pro Thr Gly Ser Ala Leu Pro Asp Pro Gl - #n Thr Ala Ser Ala Leu          #   140                                                                        - Pro Asp Pro Pro Ala Ala Ser Ala Leu Pro                                      145                 1 - #50                                                    - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:8:                                             -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 79 amino                                                           (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                              -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:8:                                  - His Lys Asp Glu Val Ile Lys Glu Val Gln Gl - #u Phe Tyr Lys Asp Thr          #                15                                                            - Tyr Asn Lys Leu Lys Thr Lys Asp Glu Pro Gl - #n Arg Glu Thr Leu Lys          #            30                                                                - Ala Ile His Tyr Ala Leu Asn Cys Cys Gly Le - #u Ala Gly Gly Val Ala          #        45                                                                    - Gln Phe Ile Ser Asp Ile Cys Pro Lys Lys As - #p Val Leu Glu Thr Phe          #    60                                                                        - Thr Val Lys Ser Cys Pro Asp Ile Lys Glu Va - #l Phe Asp Asn Lys              #75                                                                            - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:9:                                             -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 1065 amino                                                         (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                              -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:9:                                  - Tyr Asn Leu Asp Val Arg Gly Ala Arg Ser Ph - #e Ser Pro Pro Arg Ala          #                15                                                            - Gly Arg His Phe Gly Tyr Arg Val Leu Gln Va - #l Gly Asn Gly Val Ile          #            30                                                                - Val Gly Ala Pro Gly Glu Gly Asn Ser Thr Gl - #y Ser Leu Tyr Gln Cys          #        45                                                                    - Gln Ser Gly Thr Gly His Cys Leu Pro Val Th - #r Leu Arg Gly Ser Asn          #    60                                                                        - Tyr Thr Ser Lys Tyr Leu Gly Met Thr Leu Al - #a Thr Asp Pro Thr Asp          #80                                                                            - Gly Ser Ile Leu Ala Cys Asp Pro Gly Leu Se - #r Arg Thr Cys Asp Gln          #                95                                                            - Asn Thr Tyr Leu Ser Gly Leu Cys Tyr Leu Ph - #e Arg Gln Asn Leu Gln          #           110                                                                - Gly Pro Met Leu Gln Gly Arg Pro Gly Phe Gl - #n Glu Cys Ile Lys Gly          #       125                                                                    - Asn Val Asp Leu Val Phe Leu Phe Asp Gly Se - #r Met Ser Leu Gln Pro          #   140                                                                        - Asp Glu Phe Gln Lys Ile Leu Asp Phe Met Ly - #s Asp Val Met Lys Lys          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Leu Ser Asn Thr Ser Tyr Gln Phe Ala Ala Va - #l Gln Phe Ser Thr Ser          #               175                                                            - Tyr Lys Thr Glu Phe Asp Phe Ser Asp Tyr Va - #l Lys Trp Lys Asp Pro          #           190                                                                - Asp Ala Leu Leu Lys His Val Lys His Met Le - #u Leu Leu Thr Asn Thr          #       205                                                                    - Phe Gly Ala Ile Asn Tyr Val Ala Thr Glu Va - #l Phe Arg Glu Glu Leu          #   220                                                                        - Gly Ala Arg Pro Asp Ala Thr Lys Val Leu Il - #e Ile Ile Thr Asp Gly          225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - Glu Ala Thr Asp Ser Gly Asn Ile Asp Ala Al - #a Lys Asp Ile Ile Arg          #               255                                                            - Tyr Ile Ile Gly Ile Gly Lys His Phe Gln Th - #r Lys Glu Ser Gln Glu          #           270                                                                - Thr Leu His Lys Phe Ala Ser Lys Pro Ala Se - #r Glu Phe Val Lys Ile          #       285                                                                    - Leu Asp Thr Phe Glu Lys Leu Lys Asp Leu Ph - #e Thr Glu Leu Gln Lys          #   300                                                                        - Lys Ile Tyr Val Ile Glu Gly Thr Ser Lys Gl - #n Asp Leu Thr Ser Phe          305                 3 - #10                 3 - #15                 3 -        #20                                                                            - Asn Met Glu Leu Ser Ser Ser Gly Ile Ser Al - #a Asp Leu Ser Arg Gly          #               335                                                            - His Ala Val Val Gly Ala Val Gly Ala Lys As - #p Trp Ala Gly Gly Phe          #           350                                                                - Leu Asp Leu Lys Ala Asp Leu Gln Asp Asp Th - #r Phe Ile Gly Asn Glu          #       365                                                                    - Pro Leu Thr Pro Glu Val Arg Ala Gly Tyr Le - #u Gly Tyr Thr Val Thr          #   380                                                                        - Trp Leu Pro Ser Arg Gln Lys Thr Ser Leu Le - #u Ala Ser Gly Ala Pro          385                 3 - #90                 3 - #95                 4 -        #00                                                                            - Arg Tyr Gln His Met Gly Arg Val Leu Leu Ph - #e Gln Glu Pro Gln Gly          #               415                                                            - Gly Gly His Trp Ser Gln Val Gln Thr Ile Hi - #s Gly Thr Gln Ile Gly          #           430                                                                - Ser Tyr Phe Gly Gly Glu Leu Cys Gly Val As - #p Val Asp Gln Asp Gly          #       445                                                                    - Glu Thr Glu Leu Leu Leu Leu Ile Gly Ala Pr - #o Leu Phe Tyr Gly Glu          #   460                                                                        - Gln Arg Gly Gly Arg Val Phe Ile Tyr Gln Ar - #g Arg Gln Leu Gly Phe          465                 4 - #70                 4 - #75                 4 -        #80                                                                            - Glu Glu Val Ser Glu Leu Gln Gly Asp Pro Gl - #y Tyr Pro Leu Gly Arg          #               495                                                            - Phe Gly Glu Ala Ile Thr Ala Leu Thr Asp Il - #e Asn Gly Asp Gly Leu          #           510                                                                - Val Asp Val Ala Val Gly Ala Pro Leu Glu Gl - #u Gln Gly Ala Val Tyr          #       525                                                                    - Ile Phe Asn Gly Arg His Gly Gly Leu Ser Pr - #o Gln Pro Ser Gln Arg          #   540                                                                        - Ile Glu Gly Thr Gln Val Leu Ser Gly Ile Gl - #n Trp Phe Gly Arg Ser          545                 5 - #50                 5 - #55                 5 -        #60                                                                            - Ile His Gly Val Lys Asp Leu Glu Gly Asp Gl - #y Leu Ala Asp Val Ala          #               575                                                            - Val Gly Ala Glu Ser Gln Met Ile Val Leu Se - #r Ser Arg Pro Val Val          #           590                                                                - Asp Met Val Thr Leu Met Ser Phe Ser Pro Al - #a Glu Ile Pro Val His          #       605                                                                    - Glu Val Glu Cys Ser Tyr Ser Thr Ser Asn Ly - #s Met Lys Glu Gly Val          #   620                                                                        - Asn Ile Thr Ile Cys Phe Gln Ile Lys Ser Le - #u Tyr Pro Gln Phe Gln          625                 6 - #30                 6 - #35                 6 -        #40                                                                            - Gly Arg Leu Val Ala Asn Leu Thr Tyr Thr Le - #u Gln Leu Asp Gly His          #               655                                                            - Arg Thr Arg Arg Arg Gly Leu Phe Pro Gly Gl - #y Arg His Glu Leu Arg          #           670                                                                - Arg Asn Ile Ala Val Thr Thr Ser Met Ser Cy - #s Thr Asp Phe Ser Phe          #       685                                                                    - His Phe Pro Val Cys Val Gln Asp Leu Ile Se - #r Pro Ile Asn Val Ser          #   700                                                                        - Leu Asn Phe Ser Leu Trp Glu Glu Glu Gly Th - #r Pro Arg Asp Gln Arg          705                 7 - #10                 7 - #15                 7 -        #20                                                                            - Ala Gln Gly Lys Asp Ile Pro Pro Ile Leu Ar - #g Pro Ser Leu His Ser          #               735                                                            - Glu Thr Trp Glu Ile Pro Phe Glu Lys Asn Cy - #s Gly Glu Asp Lys Lys          #           750                                                                - Cys Glu Ala Asn Leu Arg Val Ser Phe Ser Pr - #o Ala Arg Ser Arg Ala          #       765                                                                    - Leu Arg Leu Thr Ala Phe Ala Ser Leu Ser Va - #l Glu Leu Ser Leu Ser          #   780                                                                        - Asn Leu Glu Glu Asp Ala Tyr Trp Val Gln Le - #u Asp Leu His Phe Pro          785                 7 - #90                 7 - #95                 8 -        #00                                                                            - Pro Gly Leu Ser Phe Arg Lys Val Glu Met Le - #u Lys Pro His Ser Gln          #               815                                                            - Ile Pro Val Ser Cys Glu Glu Leu Pro Glu Gl - #u Ser Arg Leu Leu Ser          #           830                                                                - Arg Ala Leu Ser Cys Asn Val Ser Ser Pro Il - #e Phe Lys Ala Gly His          #       845                                                                    - Ser Val Ala Leu Gln Met Asn Phe Asn Thr Le - #u Val Asn Ser Ser Trp          #   860                                                                        - Gly Asp Ser Val Glu Leu His Ala Asn Val Th - #r Cys Asn Asn Glu Asp          865                 8 - #70                 8 - #75                 8 -        #80                                                                            - Ser Asp Leu Leu Glu Asp Asn Ser Ala Thr Th - #r Ile Ile Pro Ile Leu          #               895                                                            - Tyr Pro Ile Asn Ile Leu Ile Gln Asp Gln Gl - #u Asp Ser Thr Leu Tyr          #           910                                                                - Val Ser Phe Thr Pro Lys Gly Pro Lys Ile Hi - #s Gln Val Lys His Met          #       925                                                                    - Tyr Gln Val Arg Ile Gln Pro Ser Ile His As - #p His Asn Ile Pro Thr          #   940                                                                        - Leu Glu Ala Val Val Gly Val Pro Gln Pro Pr - #o Ser Glu Gly Pro Ile          945                 9 - #50                 9 - #55                 9 -        #60                                                                            - Thr His Gln Trp Ser Val Gln Met Glu Pro Pr - #o Tyr Pro Cys His Tyr          #               975                                                            - Glu Asp Leu Glu Arg Leu Pro Asp Ala Ala Gl - #u Pro Cys Leu Pro Gly          #           990                                                                - Ala Leu Phe Arg Cys Pro Val Val Phe Arg Gl - #n Glu Ile Leu Val Gln          #      10050                                                                   - Val Ile Gly Thr Leu Glu Leu Val Gly Glu Il - #e Glu Ala Ser Ser Met          #  10205                                                                       - Phe Ser Leu Cys Ser Ser Leu Ser Ile Ser Ph - #e Asn Ser Ser Lys His          #               10401030 - #                1035                               - Phe His Leu Tyr Gly Ser Asn Ala Ser Leu Al - #a Gln Val Val Met Lys          #              10550                                                           - Val Asp Val Val Tyr Glu Lys Gln Met                                          #           1065                                                               - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:10:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 676 amino                                                          (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                              -     xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:10:                                  - Gln Glu Cys Thr Lys Phe Lys Val Ser Ser Cy - #s Arg Glu Cys Ile Glu          #                15                                                            - Ser Gly Pro Gly Cys Thr Trp Cys Gln Lys Le - #u Asn Phe Thr Gly Pro          #            30                                                                - Gly Asp Pro Asp Ser Ile Arg Cys Asp Thr Ar - #g Pro Gln Leu Leu Met          #        45                                                                    - Arg Gly Cys Ala Ala Asp Asp Ile Met Asp Pr - #o Thr Ser Leu Ala Glu          #    60                                                                        - Thr Gln Glu Asp His Asn Gly Gly Gln Lys Gl - #n Leu Ser Pro Gln Lys          #80                                                                            - Val Thr Leu Tyr Leu Arg Pro Gly Gln Ala Al - #a Ala Phe Asn Val Thr          #                95                                                            - Phe Arg Arg Ala Lys Gly Tyr Pro Ile Asp Le - #u Tyr Tyr Leu Met Asp          #           110                                                                - Leu Ser Tyr Ser Met Leu Asp Asp Leu Arg As - #n Val Lys Lys Leu Gly          #       125                                                                    - Gly Asp Leu Leu Arg Ala Leu Asn Glu Ile Th - #r Glu Ser Gly Arg Ile          #   140                                                                        - Gly Phe Gly Ser Phe Val Asp Lys Thr Val Le - #u Pro Phe Val Asn Thr          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - His Pro Asp Lys Leu Arg Asn Pro Cys Pro As - #n Lys Glu Lys Glu Cys          #               175                                                            - Gln Pro Pro Phe Ala Phe Arg His Val Leu Ly - #s Leu Thr Asn Asn Ser          #           190                                                                - Asn Gln Phe Gln Thr Glu Val Gly Lys Gln Le - #u Ile Ser Gly Asn Leu          #       205                                                                    - Asp Ala Pro Glu Gly Gly Leu Asp Ala Met Me - #t Gln Val Ala Ala Cys          #   220                                                                        - Pro Glu Glu Ile Gly Asn Arg Asn Val Thr Ar - #g Leu Leu Val Phe Ala          225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - Thr Asp Asp Gly Phe His Phe Ala Gly Asp Gl - #y Lys Leu Gly Ala Ile          #               255                                                            - Leu Thr Pro Asn Asp Gly Arg Cys His Leu Gl - #u Asp Asn Leu Tyr Lys          #           270                                                                - Arg Ser Asn Glu Phe Asp Tyr Pro Ser Val Gl - #y Gln Leu Ala His Lys          #       285                                                                    - Leu Ala Glu Asn Asn Ile Gln Pro Ile Phe Al - #a Val Thr Ser Arg Met          #   300                                                                        - Val Lys Thr Tyr Glu Lys Leu Thr Glu Ile Il - #e Pro Lys Ser Ala Val          305                 3 - #10                 3 - #15                 3 -        #20                                                                            - Gly Glu Leu Ser Glu Asp Ser Ser Asn Val Va - #l His Leu Ile Lys Asn          #               335                                                            - Ala Tyr Asn Lys Leu Ser Ser Arg Val Phe Le - #u Asp His Asn Ala Leu          #           350                                                                - Pro Asp Thr Leu Lys Val Thr Tyr Asp Ser Ph - #e Cys Ser Asn Gly Val          #       365                                                                    - Thr His Arg Asn Gln Pro Arg Gly Asp Cys As - #p Gly Val Gln Ile Asn          #   380                                                                        - Val Pro Ile Thr Phe Gln Val Lys Val Thr Al - #a Thr Glu Cys Ile Gln          385                 3 - #90                 3 - #95                 4 -        #00                                                                            - Glu Gln Ser Phe Val Ile Arg Ala Leu Gly Ph - #e Thr Asp Ile Val Thr          #               415                                                            - Val Gln Val Leu Pro Gln Cys Glu Cys Arg Cy - #s Arg Asp Gln Ser Arg          #           430                                                                - Asp Arg Ser Leu Cys His Gly Lys Gly Phe Le - #u Glu Cys Gly Ile Cys          #       445                                                                    - Arg Cys Asp Thr Gln Tyr Ile Gly Lys Asn Cy - #s Glu Cys Gln Thr Gln          #   460                                                                        - Gly Arg Ser Ser Gln Glu Leu Glu Gly Ser Cy - #s Arg Lys Asp Asn Asn          465                 4 - #70                 4 - #75                 4 -        #80                                                                            - Ser Ile Ile Cys Ser Gly Leu Gly Asp Cys Va - #l Cys Gly Gln Cys Leu          #               495                                                            - Cys His Thr Ser Asp Val Pro Gly Lys Leu Il - #e Tyr Gly Gln Tyr Cys          #           510                                                                - Glu Cys Asp Thr Ile Asn Cys Glu Arg Tyr As - #n Gly Gln Val Cys Gly          #       525                                                                    - Gly Pro Gly Arg Gly Leu Cys Phe Cys Gly Ly - #s Cys Arg Cys His Pro          #   540                                                                        - Gly Phe Glu Gly Ser Ala Cys Gln Cys Glu Ar - #g Thr Thr Glu Gly Cys          545                 5 - #50                 5 - #55                 5 -        #60                                                                            - Leu Asn Pro Arg Arg Val Glu Cys Ser Gly Ar - #g Gly Arg Cys Arg Cys          #               575                                                            - Asn Val Cys Glu Cys His Ser Gly Tyr Gln Le - #u Pro Leu Cys Gln Glu          #           590                                                                - Cys Pro Gly Cys Pro Ser Cys Gly Lys Tyr Il - #e Ser Cys Ala Glu Cys          #       605                                                                    - Leu Lys Phe Glu Lys Gly Pro Phe Gly Lys As - #n Cys Ser Ala Ala Cys          #   620                                                                        - Pro Gly Leu Gln Leu Ser Asn Asn Pro Val Ly - #s Gly Arg Thr Cys Lys          625                 6 - #30                 6 - #35                 6 -        #40                                                                            - Glu Arg Asp Ser Glu Gly Cys Trp Val Ala Ty - #r Thr Leu Glu Gln Gln          #               655                                                            - Asp Gly Met Asp Arg Tyr Leu Ile Tyr Val As - #p Glu Ser Arg Glu Cys          #           670                                                                - Val Ala Gly Pro                                                                      675                                                                    - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:11:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 169 amino                                                          (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                              -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:11:                                 - Thr Pro Ala Pro Lys Ser Cys Pro Glu Arg Hi - #s Tyr Trp Ala Gln Gly          #                15                                                            - Lys Leu Cys Cys Gln Met Cys Glu Pro Gly Th - #r Phe Leu Val Lys Asp          #            30                                                                - Cys Gln His Arg Lys Ala Ala Gln Cys Asp Pr - #o Cys Ile Pro Gly Val          #        45                                                                    - Ser Phe Ser Asp Pro His His Thr Arg Pro Hi - #s Cys Glu Ser Cys Arg          #    60                                                                        - His Cys Asn Ser Gly Leu Leu Val Arg Asn Cy - #s Ile Thr Ala Asn Ala          #80                                                                            - Glu Cys Ala Cys Arg Asn Gly Trp Gln Cys Ar - #g Asp Lys Glu Cys Thr          #                95                                                            - Glu Cys Asp Pro Leu Pro Asn Pro Ser Leu Th - #r Ala Arg Ser Ser Gln          #           110                                                                - Ala Leu Ser Pro His Pro Gln Pro Thr His Le - #u Pro Tyr Val Ser Glu          #       125                                                                    - Met Leu Glu Ala Ser Thr Ala Gly His Met Gl - #n Thr Leu Ala Asp Phe          #   140                                                                        - Arg Gln Leu Pro Ala Arg Thr Leu Ser Thr Hi - #s Trp Pro Pro Gln Arg          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Ser Leu Cys Ser Ser Asp Phe Ile Arg                                                          165                                                            - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:12:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 319 amino                                                          (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                              -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:12:                                 - Asp Ala Leu Gly Ser Thr Thr Ala Val Gln Th - #r Pro Thr Ser Gly Glu          #                15                                                            - Pro Leu Val Ser Thr Ser Glu Pro Leu Ser Se - #r Lys Met Tyr Thr Thr          #            30                                                                - Ser Ile Thr Ser Asp Pro Lys Ala Asp Ser Th - #r Gly Asp Gln Thr Ser          #        45                                                                    - Ala Leu Pro Pro Ser Thr Ser Ile Asn Glu Gl - #y Ser Pro Leu Trp Thr          #    60                                                                        - Ser Ile Gly Ala Ser Thr Gly Ser Pro Leu Pr - #o Glu Pro Thr Thr Tyr          #80                                                                            - Gln Glu Val Ser Ile Lys Met Ser Ser Val Pr - #o Gln Glu Thr Pro His          #                95                                                            - Ala Thr Ser His Pro Ala Val Pro Ile Thr Al - #a Asn Ser Leu Gly Ser          #           110                                                                - His Thr Val Thr Gly Gly Thr Ile Thr Thr As - #n Ser Pro Glu Thr Ser          #       125                                                                    - Ser Arg Thr Ser Gly Ala Pro Val Thr Thr Al - #a Ala Ser Ser Leu Glu          #   140                                                                        - Thr Ser Arg Gly Thr Ser Gly Pro Pro Leu Th - #r Met Ala Thr Val Ser          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Leu Glu Thr Ser Lys Gly Thr Ser Gly Pro Pr - #o Val Thr Met Ala Thr          #               175                                                            - Asp Ser Leu Glu Thr Ser Thr Gly Thr Thr Gl - #y Pro Pro Val Thr Met          #           190                                                                - Thr Thr Gly Ser Leu Glu Pro Ser Ser Gly Al - #a Ser Gly Pro Gln Val          #       205                                                                    - Ser Ser Val Lys Leu Ser Thr Met Met Ser Pr - #o Thr Thr Ser Thr Asn          #   220                                                                        - Ala Ser Thr Val Pro Phe Asn Pro Asp Glu As - #n Ser Arg Gly Met Leu          225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - Pro Val Ala Val Leu Val Ala Leu Leu Ala Va - #l Ile Val Leu Val Ala          #               255                                                            - Leu Leu Leu Leu Trp Arg Arg Arg Gln Lys Ar - #g Arg Thr Gly Ala Leu          #           270                                                                - Val Leu Ser Arg Gly Gly Lys Arg Asn Gly Va - #l Val Asp Ala Trp Ala          #       285                                                                    - Gly Pro Ala Gln Val Pro Glu Glu Gly Ala Va - #l Thr Val Thr Val Gly          #   300                                                                        - Gly Ser Gly Gly Asp Lys Gly Ser Gly Phe Pr - #o Asp Gly Glu Gly              305                 3 - #10                 3 - #15                            - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:13:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 553 amino                                                          (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                              -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: Domain                                                           (B) LOCATION: 1..74                                                  #/note= "product of exon A"TION:                                               -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: Domain                                                           (B) LOCATION: 75..122                                                #/note= "product of exon B"TION:                                               -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: Domain                                                           (B) LOCATION: 123..170                                               #/note= "product of exon C"TION:                                               -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:13:                                 - Gln Ser Pro Thr Pro Ser Pro Thr Gly Leu Th - #r Thr Ala Lys Met Pro          #                15                                                            - Ser Trp Pro Leu Ser Ser Asp Pro Leu Pro Th - #r His Thr Thr Ala Phe          #            30                                                                - Ser Pro Ala Ser Thr Phe Glu Arg Glu Asn As - #p Phe Ser Glu Thr Thr          #        45                                                                    - Thr Ser Leu Ser Pro Asp Asn Thr Ser Thr Gl - #n Val Ser Pro Asp Ser          #    60                                                                        - Leu Asp Asn Ala Ser Ala Phe Asn Thr Thr Gl - #y Val Ser Ser Val Gln          #80                                                                            - Thr Pro His Leu Pro Thr His Ala Asp Ser Gl - #n Thr Pro Ser Ala Gly          #                95                                                            - Thr Asp Thr Gln Thr Phe Ser Gly Ser Ala Al - #a Asx Ala Lys Leu Asn          #           110                                                                - Pro Thr Pro Gly Ser Asn Ala Ile Ser Asp Va - #l Pro Gly Glu Arg Ser          #       125                                                                    - Thr Ala Ser Thr Phe Pro Thr Asp Pro Val Se - #r Pro Leu Thr Thr Thr          #   140                                                                        - Leu Ser Leu Ala His His Ser Ser Ala Ala Le - #u Pro Ala Arg Thr Ser          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Asn Thr Thr Ile Thr Ala Asn Thr Ser Asp Al - #a Tyr Leu Asn Ala Ser          #               175                                                            - Glu Thr Thr Thr Leu Ser Pro Ser Gly Ser Al - #a Val Ile Ser Thr Thr          #           190                                                                - Thr Ile Ser Thr Thr Pro Ser Lys Pro Thr Cy - #s Asp Glu Lys Tyr Ala          #       205                                                                    - Asn Ile Thr Val Asp Tyr Leu Tyr Asn Lys Gl - #u Thr Lys Leu Phe Thr          #   220                                                                        - Ala Lys Leu Asn Val Asn Glu Asn Val Glu Cy - #s Gly Asn Asn Thr Cys          225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - Thr Asn Asn Glu Val His Asn Leu Thr Glu Cy - #s Lys Asn Ala Ser Val          #               255                                                            - Ser Ile Ser His Asn Ser Cys Thr Ala Pro As - #p Lys Thr Leu Ile Leu          #           270                                                                - Asp Val Pro Pro Gly Val Glu Lys Phe Gln Le - #u His Asp Cys Thr Gln          #       285                                                                    - Val Glu Lys Ala Asp Thr Thr Ile Cys Leu Ly - #s Trp Lys Asn Ile Glu          #   300                                                                        - Thr Phe Thr Cys Asp Thr Gln Asn Ile Thr Ty - #r Arg Phe Gln Cys Gly          305                 3 - #10                 3 - #15                 3 -        #20                                                                            - Asn Met Ile Phe Asp Asn Lys Glu Ile Lys Le - #u Glu Asn Leu Glu Pro          #               335                                                            - Glu His Glu Tyr Lys Cys Asp Ser Glu Ile Le - #u Tyr Asn Asn His Lys          #           350                                                                - Phe Thr Asn Ala Ser Lys Ile Ile Lys Thr As - #p Phe Gly Ser Pro Gly          #       365                                                                    - Glu Pro Gln Ile Ile Phe Cys Arg Ser Glu Al - #a Ala His Gln Gly Val          #   380                                                                        - Ile Thr Trp Asn Pro Pro Gln Arg Ser Phe Hi - #s Asn Phe Thr Leu Cys          385                 3 - #90                 3 - #95                 4 -        #00                                                                            - Tyr Ile Lys Glu Thr Glu Lys Asp Cys Leu As - #n Leu Asp Lys Asn Leu          #               415                                                            - Ile Lys Tyr Asp Leu Gln Asn Leu Lys Pro Ty - #r Thr Lys Tyr Val Leu          #           430                                                                - Ser Leu His Ala Tyr Ile Ile Ala Lys Val Gl - #n Arg Asn Gly Ser Ala          #       445                                                                    - Ala Met Cys His Phe Thr Thr Lys Ser Ala Pr - #o Pro Ser Gln Val Trp          #   460                                                                        - Asn Met Thr Val Ser Met Thr Ser Asp Asn Se - #r Met His Val Lys Cys          465                 4 - #70                 4 - #75                 4 -        #80                                                                            - Arg Pro Pro Arg Asp Arg Asn Gly Pro His Gl - #u Arg Tyr His Leu Glu          #               495                                                            - Val Glu Ala Gly Asn Thr Lys Val Arg Asn Gl - #u Ser His Lys Asn Cys          #           510                                                                - Asp Phe Arg Val Lys Asp Leu Gln Tyr Ser Th - #r Asp Tyr Thr Phe Lys          #       525                                                                    - Ala Tyr Phe His Asn Gly Asp Tyr Pro Gly Gl - #u Pro Phe Ile Leu His          #   540                                                                        - His Ser Thr Ser Tyr Asn Ser Lys Ala                                          545                 5 - #50                                                    - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:14:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 194 amino                                                          (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                              -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:14:                                 - Gln Gly His Leu Val His Met Thr Val Val Se - #r Gly Ser Asn Val Thr          #                15                                                            - Leu Asn Ile Ser Glu Ser Leu Pro Glu Asn Ty - #r Lys Gln Leu Thr Trp          #            30                                                                - Phe Tyr Thr Phe Asp Gln Lys Ile Val Glu Tr - #p Asp Ser Arg Lys Ser          #        45                                                                    - Lys Tyr Phe Glu Ser Lys Phe Lys Gly Arg Va - #l Arg Leu Asp Pro Gln          #    60                                                                        - Ser Gly Ala Leu Tyr Ile Ser Lys Val Gln Ly - #s Glu Asp Asn Ser Thr          #80                                                                            - Tyr Ile Met Arg Val Leu Lys Lys Thr Gly As - #n Glu Gln Glu Trp Lys          #                95                                                            - Ile Lys Leu Gln Val Leu Asp Pro Val Pro Ly - #s Pro Val Ile Lys Ile          #           110                                                                - Glu Lys Ile Glu Asp Met Asp Asp Asn Cys Ty - #r Leu Lys Leu Ser Cys          #       125                                                                    - Val Ile Pro Gly Glu Ser Val Asn Tyr Thr Tr - #p Tyr Gly Asp Lys Arg          #   140                                                                        - Pro Phe Pro Lys Glu Leu Gln Asn Ser Val Le - #u Glu Thr Thr Leu Met          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Pro His Asn Tyr Ser Arg Cys Tyr Thr Cys Gl - #n Val Ser Asn Ser Val          #               175                                                            - Ser Ser Lys Asn Gly Thr Val Cys Leu Ser Pr - #o Pro Cys Thr Leu Ala          #           190                                                                - Arg Ser                                                                      - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:15:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 208 amino                                                          (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                              -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:15:                                 - Val Ile His Val Thr Lys Glu Val Lys Glu Va - #l Ala Thr Leu Ser Cys          #                15                                                            - Gly His Asn Val Ser Val Glu Glu Leu Ala Gl - #n Thr Arg Ile Tyr Trp          #            30                                                                - Gln Lys Glu Lys Lys Met Val Leu Thr Met Me - #t Ser Gly Asp Met Asn          #        45                                                                    - Ile Trp Pro Glu Tyr Lys Asn Arg Thr Ile Ph - #e Asp Ile Thr Asn Asn          #    60                                                                        - Lys Ser Ile Val Ile Leu Ala Leu Arg Pro Se - #r Asp Glu Gly Thr Tyr          #80                                                                            - Glu Cys Val Val Leu Lys Tyr Glu Lys Asp Al - #a Phe Lys Arg Glu His          #                95                                                            - Leu Ala Glu Val Thr Leu Ser Val Lys Ala As - #p Phe Pro Thr Pro Ser          #           110                                                                - Ile Ser Asp Phe Glu Ile Pro Thr Ser Asn Il - #e Arg Arg Ile Ile Cys          #       125                                                                    - Ser Thr Ser Gly Gly Phe Pro Glu Pro His Le - #u Ser Trp Leu Lys Arg          #   140                                                                        - Glu His Leu Ala Glu Val Ile Asn Thr Thr Va - #l Ser Gln Asp Pro Glu          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Thr Glu Leu Tyr Ala Val Ser Ser Lys Leu As - #p Phe Asn Met Thr Thr          #               175                                                            - Asn His Ser Phe Met Cys Leu Ile Lys Tyr Gl - #y His Leu Arg Val Asn          #           190                                                                - Gln Thr Phe Asn Trp Asn Thr Thr Lys Gln Gl - #u His Phe Pro Asp Asn          #       205                                                                    - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:16:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 74 amino                                                           (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                              -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:16:                                 - Met Lys Ser Phe Leu Leu Phe Leu Thr Ile Il - #e Leu Leu Val Val Ile          #                15                                                            - Gln Ile Gln Thr Gly Ser Leu Gly Gln Ala Th - #r Thr Ala Ala Ser Gly          #            30                                                                - Thr Asn Lys Asn Ser Thr Ser Thr Lys Lys Th - #r Pro Leu Lys Ser Gly          #        45                                                                    - Ala Ser Ser Ile Ile Asp Ala Gly Ala Cys Se - #r Phe Leu Phe Phe Ala          #    60                                                                        - Asn Thr Leu Met Cys Leu Phe Tyr Leu Ser                                      #70                                                                            - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:17:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 410 amino                                                          (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                              -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:17:                                 - Asn Lys Val Val Leu Gly Lys Lys Gly Asp Th - #r Val Glu Leu Thr Cys          #                15                                                            - Thr Ala Ser Gln Lys Lys Ser Ile Gln Phe Hi - #s Trp Lys Asn Ser Asn          #            30                                                                - Gln Ile Lys Ile Leu Gly Asn Gln Gly Ser Ph - #e Leu Thr Lys Gly Pro          #        45                                                                    - Ser Lys Leu Asn Asp Arg Ala Asp Ser Arg Ar - #g Ser Leu Trp Asp Gln          #    60                                                                        - Gly Asn Phe Pro Leu Ile Ile Lys Asn Leu Ly - #s Ile Glu Asp Ser Asp          #80                                                                            - Thr Tyr Ile Cys Glu Val Glu Asp Gln Lys Gl - #u Glu Val Gln Leu Leu          #                95                                                            - Val Phe Gly Leu Thr Ala Asn Ser Asp Thr Hi - #s Leu Leu Gln Gly Gln          #           110                                                                - Ser Leu Thr Leu Thr Leu Glu Ser Pro Pro Gl - #y Ser Ser Pro Ser Val          #       125                                                                    - Gln Cys Arg Ser Pro Arg Gly Lys Asn Ile Gl - #n Gly Gly Lys Thr Leu          #   140                                                                        - Ser Val Ser Gln Leu Glu Leu Gln Asp Ala Gl - #y Thr Trp Ile Cys Thr          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Val Leu Gln Asn Gln Lys Lys Val Glu Phe Ly - #s Ile Asp Ile Val Val          #               175                                                            - Leu Ala Glu Pro Arg Gly Pro Thr Ile Lys Pr - #o Cys Pro Pro Cys Lys          #           190                                                                - Cys Pro Ala Pro Asn Leu Leu Gly Gly Pro Se - #r Val Phe Ile Phe Pro          #       205                                                                    - Pro Lys Ile Lys Asp Val Leu Met Ile Ser Le - #u Ser Pro Ile Val Thr          #   220                                                                        - Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Ser Glu Asp Asp Pr - #o Asp Val Gln Ile Ser          225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - Trp Phe Val Asn Asn Val Glu Val His Thr Al - #a Gln Thr Gln Thr His          #               255                                                            - Arg Glu Asp Tyr Asn Ser Arg Leu Arg Val Va - #l Ser Ala Leu Pro Ile          #           270                                                                - Gln His Gln Asp Trp Met Ser Gly Lys Glu Ph - #e Lys Cys Lys Val Asn          #       285                                                                    - Asn Lys Asp Leu Pro Ala Pro Ile Glu Arg Th - #r Ile Ser Lys Pro Lys          #   300                                                                        - Gly Ser Val Arg Ala Pro Gln Val Tyr Val Le - #u Pro Pro Pro Glu Glu          305                 3 - #10                 3 - #15                 3 -        #20                                                                            - Met Thr Lys Lys Gln Val Thr Leu Thr Cys Me - #t Val Thr Asp Phe Met          #               335                                                            - Pro Glu Asp Ile Tyr Val Glu Trp Thr Asn As - #n Gly Lys Thr Glu Leu          #           350                                                                - Asn Tyr Lys Asn Thr Glu Pro Val Leu Asp Se - #r Asp Gly Ser Tyr Phe          #       365                                                                    - Met Tyr Ser Lys Leu Arg Val Glu Lys Lys As - #n Trp Val Glu Arg Asn          #   380                                                                        - Ser Tyr Ser Cys Ser Val Val His Glu Gly Le - #u His Asn His His Thr          385                 3 - #90                 3 - #95                 4 -        #00                                                                            - Thr Lys Ser Phe Ser Arg Thr Pro Gly Lys                                      #               410                                                            - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:18:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 418 amino                                                          (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                              -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:18:                                 - Lys Glu Ile Thr Asn Ala Leu Glu Thr Trp Gl - #y Ala Leu Gly Gln Asp          #                15                                                            - Ile Asn Leu Asp Ile Pro Ser Phe Gln Met Se - #r Asp Asp Ile Asp Asp          #            30                                                                - Ile Lys Trp Glu Lys Thr Ser Asp Lys Lys Ly - #s Ile Ala Gln Phe Arg          #        45                                                                    - Lys Glu Lys Glu Thr Phe Lys Glu Lys Asp Th - #r Tyr Lys Leu Phe Lys          #    60                                                                        - Asn Gly Thr Leu Lys Ile Lys His Leu Lys Th - #r Asp Asp Gln Asp Ile          #80                                                                            - Tyr Lys Val Ser Ile Tyr Asp Thr Lys Gly Ly - #s Asn Val Leu Glu Lys          #                95                                                            - Ile Phe Asp Leu Lys Ile Gln Glu Arg Val Se - #r Lys Pro Lys Ile Ser          #           110                                                                - Trp Thr Cys Ile Asn Thr Thr Leu Thr Cys Gl - #u Val Met Asn Gly Thr          #       125                                                                    - Asp Pro Glu Leu Asn Leu Tyr Gln Asp Gly Ly - #s His Leu Lys Leu Ser          #   140                                                                        - Gln Arg Val Ile Thr His Lys Trp Ile Thr Se - #r Leu Ser Ala Lys Phe          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Lys Cys Thr Ala Gly Asn Lys Val Ser Lys Gl - #u Ser Ser Val Glu Pro          #               175                                                            - Val Ser Cys Pro Glu Lys Gly Leu Asp Glu Pr - #o Arg Gly Pro Thr Ile          #           190                                                                - Lys Pro Cys Pro Pro Cys Lys Cys Pro Ala Pr - #o Asn Leu Leu Gly Gly          #       205                                                                    - Pro Ser Val Phe Ile Phe Pro Pro Lys Ile Ly - #s Asp Val Leu Met Ile          #   220                                                                        - Ser Leu Ser Pro Ile Val Thr Cys Val Val Va - #l Asp Val Ser Glu Asp          225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - Asp Pro Asp Val Gln Ile Ser Trp Phe Val As - #n Asn Val Glu Val His          #               255                                                            - Thr Ala Gln Thr Ala Thr His Arg Glu Asp Ty - #r Asn Ser Thr Leu Arg          #           270                                                                - Val Val Ser Ala Leu Pro Ile Gln His Gln As - #p Trp Met Ser Gly Lys          #       285                                                                    - Glu Phe Lys Cys Lys Val Asn Asn Lys Asp Le - #u Pro Ala Pro Ile Glu          #   300                                                                        - Glu Thr Ile Ser Lys Pro Lys Gly Ser Val Ar - #g Ala Pro Gln Val Tyr          305                 3 - #10                 3 - #15                 3 -        #20                                                                            - Val Leu Pro Pro Pro Glu Glu Glu Met Thr Ly - #s Lys Gln Val Thr Leu          #               335                                                            - Thr Cys Met Val Thr Asp Phe Asn Pro Glu As - #p Ile Tyr Val Glu Trp          #           350                                                                - Thr Asn Asn Gly Lys Thr Glu Leu Asn Tyr Ly - #s Asn Thr Glu Pro Val          #       365                                                                    - Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Tyr Phe Met Tyr Se - #r Lys Leu Arg Val Glu          #   380                                                                        - Lys Lys Asn Trp Val Glu Arg Asn Ser Tyr Se - #r Cys Ser Val Val His          385                 3 - #90                 3 - #95                 4 -        #00                                                                            - Glu Gly Leu His Asn His His Thr Thr Lys Se - #r Phe Ser Arg Thr Pro          #               415                                                            - Gly Lys                                                                      - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:19:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 367 amino                                                          (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                              -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:19:                                 - Asn Lys Ile Leu Val Lys Gln Ser Pro Met Le - #u Val Ala Tyr Asp Asn          #                15                                                            - Ala Val Asn Leu Ser Cys Lys Tyr Ser Tyr As - #n Leu Phe Ser Arg Glu          #            30                                                                - Phe Arg Ala Ser Leu His Lys Gly Leu Asp Se - #r Ala Val Glu Val Cys          #        45                                                                    - Val Val Tyr Gly Asn Tyr Ser Gln Gln Leu Gl - #n Val Tyr Ser Lys Thr          #    60                                                                        - Gly Phe Asn Cys Asp Gly Lys Leu Gly Asn Gl - #u Ser Val Thr Phe Tyr          #80                                                                            - Leu Gln Asn Leu Tyr Tyr Asn Gln Thr Asp Il - #e Tyr Phe Cys Lys Ile          #                95                                                            - Glu Tyr Met Tyr Pro Pro Pro Tyr Leu Asp As - #n Glu Lys Ser Asn Gly          #           110                                                                - Thr Ile Ile His Val Lys Gly Lys His Leu Cy - #s Pro Ser Pro Leu Phe          #       125                                                                    - Pro Gly Pro Ser Lys Pro Glu Pro Arg Gly Pr - #o Thr Ile Lys Pro Cys          #   140                                                                        - Pro Pro Cys Lys Cys Pro Ala Pro Asn Leu Le - #u Gly Gly Pro Ser Val          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Phe Ile Phe Pro Pro Lys Ile Lys Asp Val Le - #u Met Ile Ser Leu Ser          #               175                                                            - Pro Ile Val Thr Cys Val Val Val Asp Val Se - #r Glu Asp Asp Pro Asp          #           190                                                                - Val Gln Ile Ser Trp Phe Val Asn Asn Val Gl - #u Val His Thr Ala Gln          #       205                                                                    - Thr Gln Thr His Arg Glu Asp Tyr Asn Ser Th - #r Leu Arg Val Val Ser          #   220                                                                        - Ala Leu Pro Ile Gln His Gln Asp Trp Met Se - #r Gly Lys Glu Phe Lys          225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - Cys Lys Val Asn Asn Lys Asp Leu Pro Ala Pr - #o Ile Glu Arg Thr Ile          #               255                                                            - Ser Lys Pro Lys Gly Ser Val Arg Ala Pro Gl - #n Val Tyr Val Leu Pro          #           270                                                                - Pro Pro Glu Glu Glu Met Thr Lys Lys Gln Va - #l Thr Leu Thr Cys Met          #       285                                                                    - Val Thr Asp Phe Met Pro Glu Asp Ile Tyr Va - #l Glu Trp Thr Asn Asn          #   300                                                                        - Gly Lys Thr Glu Leu Asn Tyr Lys Asn Thr Gl - #u Pro Val Leu Asp Ser          305                 3 - #10                 3 - #15                 3 -        #20                                                                            - Asp Gly Ser Tyr Phe Met Tyr Ser Lys Leu Ar - #g Val Glu Lys Lys Asn          #               335                                                            - Trp Val Glu Arg Asn Ser Tyr Ser Cys Ser Va - #l Val His Glu Gly Leu          #           350                                                                - His Asn His His Thr Thr Lys Ser Phe Ser Ar - #g Thr Pro Gly Lys              #       365                                                                    - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:20:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 357 amino                                                          (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                              -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:20:                                 - Met His Val Ala Gln Pro Ala Val Val Leu Al - #a Ser Ser Arg Gly Ile          #                15                                                            - Ala Ser Phe Val Cys Glu Tyr Ala Ser Pro Gl - #y Lys Ala Thr Glu Val          #            30                                                                - Arg Val Thr Val Leu Arg Gln Ala Asp Ser Gl - #n Val Thr Glu Val Cys          #        45                                                                    - Ala Ala Thr Tyr Met Met Gly Asn Glu Leu Th - #r Phe Leu Asp Asp Ser          #    60                                                                        - Ile Cys Thr Gly Thr Ser Ser Gly Asn Gln Va - #l Asn Leu Thr Ile Gln          #80                                                                            - Gly Leu Arg Ala Met Asp Thr Gly Leu Tyr Il - #e Cys Lys Val Glu Leu          #                95                                                            - Met Tyr Pro Pro Pro Tyr Tyr Leu Gly Ile Gl - #y Asn Gly Ala Gln Ile          #           110                                                                - Tyr Val Ile Asp Pro Glu Pro Cys Pro Asp Se - #r Asp Glu Pro Arg Gly          #       125                                                                    - Pro Thr Ile Lys Pro Cys Pro Pro Cys Lys Cy - #s Pro Ala Pro Asn Leu          #   140                                                                        - Leu Gly Gly Pro Ser Val Phe Ile Phe Pro Pr - #o Lys Ile Lys Asp Val          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Leu Met Ile Ser Leu Ser Pro Ile Val Thr Cy - #s Val Val Val Asp Val          #               175                                                            - Ser Glu Asp Asp Leu Asp Val Gln Ile Ser Tr - #p Phe Val Asn Asn Val          #           190                                                                - Glu Val His Thr Ala Gln Thr Gln Thr His Ar - #g Glu Asp Tyr Asn Ser          #       205                                                                    - Thr Leu Arg Val Val Ser Ala Leu Pro Ile Gl - #n His Gln Asp Trp Met          #   220                                                                        - Ser Gly Lys Glu Phe Lys Cys Lys Val Asn As - #n Lys Asp Leu Pro Ala          225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - Pro Ile Glu Arg Thr Ile Ser Lys Pro Lys Gl - #y Ser Val Arg Ala Pro          #               255                                                            - Gln Val Tyr Val Leu Pro Pro Pro Glu Glu Gl - #u Met Thr Lys Lys Gln          #           270                                                                - Val Thr Leu Thr Cys Met Val Thr Asp Phe Me - #t Pro Glu Asp Ile Tyr          #       285                                                                    - Val Glu Trp Thr Asn Asn Gly Lys Thr Glu Le - #u Asn Tyr Lys Asn Thr          #   300                                                                        - Glu Pro Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly Ser Tyr Ph - #e Met Tyr Ser Lys Leu          305                 3 - #10                 3 - #15                 3 -        #20                                                                            - Arg Val Glu Lys Lys Asn Trp Val Glu Arg As - #n Ser Tyr Ser Cys Ser          #               335                                                            - Val Val His Glu Gly Leu His Asn His His Th - #r Thr Lys Ser Phe Ser          #           350                                                                - Arg Thr Pro Gly Lys                                                                  355                                                                    - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:21:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 378 amino                                                          (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                              -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:21:                                 - Pro Pro Glu Lys Lys Glu Leu Arg Lys Val Al - #a His Leu Thr Gly Lys          #                15                                                            - Ser Asn Ser Arg Ser Met Pro Leu Glu Trp Gl - #u Asp Thr Tyr Gly Ile          #            30                                                                - Val Leu Leu Ser Gly Val Lys Tyr Lys Lys Gl - #y Gly Leu Val Ile Asn          #        45                                                                    - Glu Thr Gly Leu Tyr Phe Val Tyr Ser Lys Va - #l Tyr Phe Arg Gly Gln          #    60                                                                        - Ser Cys Asn Asn Leu Pro Leu Ser His Lys Va - #l Tyr Met Arg Asn Ser          #80                                                                            - Lys Tyr Pro Gln Asp Leu Val Met Met Glu Gl - #y Lys Met Met Ser Tyr          #                95                                                            - Cys Thr Thr Gly Gln Met Trp Ala Arg Ser Se - #r Tyr Lys Gly Ala Val          #           110                                                                - Phe Asn Leu Thr Ser Ala Asp His Leu Tyr Va - #l Asn Val Ser Glu Leu          #       125                                                                    - Ser Leu Val Asn Phe Glu Glu Ser Gln Thr Ph - #e Phe Gly Leu Tyr Lys          #   140                                                                        - Leu Glu Pro Arg Gly Pro Thr Ile Lys Pro Cy - #s Pro Pro Cys Lys Cys          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Pro Ala Pro Asn Leu Leu Gly Gly Pro Ser Va - #l Phe Ile Phe Pro Pro          #               175                                                            - Lys Ile Lys Asp Val Leu Met Ile Ser Leu Se - #r Pro Ile Val Thr Cys          #           190                                                                - Val Val Val Asp Val Ser Glu Asp Asp Pro As - #p Val Gln Ile Ser Trp          #       205                                                                    - Phe Val Asn Asn Val Glu Val His Thr Ala Gl - #n Thr Gln Thr His Arg          #   220                                                                        - Glu Asp Tyr Asn Ser Thr Leu Arg Val Val Se - #r Ala Leu Pro Ile Gln          225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - His Gln Asp Trp Met Ser Gly Lys Glu Phe Ly - #s Cys Lys Val Asn Asn          #               255                                                            - Lys Asp Leu Pro Ala Pro Ile Glu Arg Thr Il - #e Ser Lys Pro Lys Gly          #           270                                                                - Ser Val Arg Ala Pro Gln Val Tyr Val Leu Pr - #o Pro Pro Glu Glu Glu          #       285                                                                    - Met Thr Lys Lys Gln Val Thr Leu Thr Cys Me - #t Val Thr Asp Phe Met          #   300                                                                        - Pro Glu Asp Ile Tyr Val Glu Trp Thr Asn As - #n Gly Lys Thr Glu Leu          305                 3 - #10                 3 - #15                 3 -        #20                                                                            - Asn Tyr Lys Asn Thr Glu Pro Val Leu Asp Se - #r Asp Gly Ser Tyr Phe          #               335                                                            - Met Tyr Ser Lys Leu Arg Val Glu Lys Lys As - #n Trp Val Glu Arg Asn          #           350                                                                - Ser Tyr Ser Cys Ser Val Val His Glu Gly Le - #u His Asn His His Thr          #       365                                                                    - Thr Lys Ser Phe Ser Arg Thr Pro Gly Lys                                      #   375                                                                        - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:22:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 33 base                                                            (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                        -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION: 1..33                                                  #/label= primerTHER INFORMATION:                                               -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:22:                                 #         33       TTCC ATGTAAATTT GTA                                         - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:23:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 36 base                                                            (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                        -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION: 1..36                                                  #/label= primerTHER INFORMATION:                                               -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:23:                                 #       36         TCGT CCAGACCTTT CTCTGG                                      - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:24:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 27 base                                                            (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                        -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION: 1..27                                                  #/label= primerTHER INFORMATION:                                               -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:24:                                 #             27   GGGG AGTCCCT                                                - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:25:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 34 base                                                            (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                        -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION: 1..34                                                  #/label= primerTHER INFORMATION:                                               -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:25:                                 #        34        GCTA GCACCACGAT GTCT                                        - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:26:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 35 base                                                            (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                        -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION: 1..35                                                  #/label= primerTHER INFORMATION:                                               -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:26:                                 #       35         ACGA GCCCAGAGGG CCCAC                                       - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:27:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 34 base                                                            (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                        -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION: 1..34                                                  #/label= primerTHER INFORMATION:                                               -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:27:                                 #        34        GCTG AGCCCAGAGG GCCC                                        - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:28:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 33 base                                                            (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                        -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION: 1..33                                                  #/label= primerTHER INFORMATION:                                               -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:28:                                 #         33       GGAG TCCGGGAGAA GCT                                         - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:29:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 25 amino                                                           (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                              -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: Peptide                                                          (B) LOCATION: 1..25                                                  #/label= leaderTHER INFORMATION:                                               -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:29:                                 - Met Asn Arg Gly Val Pro Phe Arg His Leu Le - #u Leu Val Leu Gln Leu          #                15                                                            - Ala Leu Leu Pro Ala Ala Thr Gln Gly                                          #            25                                                                - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:30:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 24 amino                                                           (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                              -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: Peptide                                                          (B) LOCATION: 1..24                                                  #/label= leaderTHER INFORMATION:                                               -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:30:                                 - Met Ser Phe Pro Cys Lys Phe Val Ala Ser Ph - #e Leu Leu Ile Phe Asn          #                15                                                            - Val Ser Ser Lys Gly Ala Val Ser                                                          20                                                                 - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:31:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 18 amino                                                           (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                              -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: Peptide                                                          (B) LOCATION: 1..18                                                  #/label= leaderTHER INFORMATION:                                               -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:31:                                 - Met Leu Arg Leu Leu Leu Ala Leu Asn Leu Ph - #e Pro Ser Ile Gln Val          #                15                                                            - Thr Gly                                                                      - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:32:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 37 amino                                                           (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                              -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: Peptide                                                          (B) LOCATION: 1..37                                                  #/label= leaderTHER INFORMATION:                                               -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:32:                                 - Met Ala Cys Leu Gly Phe Gln Arg His Lys Al - #a Gln Leu Asn Leu Ala          #                15                                                            - Thr Arg Thr Trp Pro Cys Thr Leu Leu Phe Ph - #e Leu Leu Phe Ile Pro          #            30                                                                - Val Phe Cys Lys Ala                                                                  35                                                                     - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:33:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 24 amino                                                           (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                              -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: Peptide                                                          (B) LOCATION: 1..24                                                  #/label= leaderTHER INFORMATION:                                               -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:33:                                 - Met Pro Met Gly Ser Leu Gln Pro Leu Ala Th - #r Leu Tyr Leu Leu Gly          #                15                                                            - Met Leu Val Ala Ser Cys Leu Gly                                                          20                                                                 - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:34:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 25 amino                                                           (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                              -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: Peptide                                                          (B) LOCATION: 1..25                                                  #/label= leaderTHER INFORMATION:                                               -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:34:                                 - Met Ala Gly Pro Pro Arg Leu Leu Leu Leu Pr - #o Leu Leu Leu Ala Leu          #                15                                                            - Ala Arg Gly Leu Pro Gly Ala Leu Ala                                          #            25                                                                - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:35:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 26 amino                                                           (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                              -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: Peptide                                                          (B) LOCATION: 1..26                                                  #/label= leaderTHER INFORMATION:                                               -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:35:                                 - Met Lys Asp Ser Cys Ile Thr Val Met Ala Me - #t Ala Leu Leu Ser Gly          #                15                                                            - Phe Phe Phe Phe Phe Ala Pro Ala Ser Ser                                      #            25                                                                - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:36:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 22 amino                                                           (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                              -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: Peptide                                                          (B) LOCATION: 1..22                                                  #/label= leaderTHER INFORMATION:                                               -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:36:                                 - Met Leu Gly Leu Arg Pro Pro Leu Leu Ala Le - #u Val Gly Leu Leu Ser          #                15                                                            - Leu Gly Cys Val Leu Ser                                                                  20                                                                 - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:37:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 20 amino                                                           (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                              -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: Peptide                                                          (B) LOCATION: 1..20                                                  #/label= leaderTHER INFORMATION:                                               -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:37:                                 - Met Ala Arg Pro His Pro Trp Trp Leu Cys Va - #l Leu Gly Thr Leu Val          #                15                                                            - Gly Leu Ser Ala                                                                          20                                                                 - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:38:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 15 amino                                                           (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                              -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: Peptide                                                          (B) LOCATION: 1..15                                                  #/label= leaderTHER INFORMATION:                                               -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:38:                                 - Met Ala Thr Leu Leu Leu Leu Leu Gly Val Le - #u Val Val Ser Pro              #                15                                                            - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:39:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 23 amino                                                           (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                              -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: Peptide                                                          (B) LOCATION: 1..23                                                  #/label= leaderTHER INFORMATION:                                               -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:39:                                 - Met Tyr Leu Trp Leu Lys Leu Leu Ala Phe Gl - #y Phe Ala Phe Leu Asp          #                15                                                            - Thr Glu Val Phe Val Thr Gly                                                              20                                                                 - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:40:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 26 amino                                                           (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                              -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: Peptide                                                          (B) LOCATION: 1..26                                                  #/label= leaderTHER INFORMATION:                                               -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:40:                                 - Met Trp Ser Arg Gly Trp Asp Ser Cys Leu Al - #a Leu Glu Leu Leu Leu          #                15                                                            - Leu Pro Leu Ser Leu Leu Val Thr Ser Ile                                      #            25                                                                - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:41:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 34 amino                                                           (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                              -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: Peptide                                                          (B) LOCATION: 1..34                                                  #/label= leaderTHER INFORMATION:                                               -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:41:                                 - Met Gly His Thr Arg Arg Gln Gly Thr Ser Pr - #o Ser Lys Cys Pro Tyr          #                15                                                            - Leu Asn Phe Phe Gln Leu Leu Val Leu Ala Gl - #y Leu Ser His Phe Cys          #            30                                                                - Ser Gly                                                                      __________________________________________________________________________ 

What is claimed is:
 1. A T lymphocyte immunosuppression molecule comprising a chimeric molecule having a CD2 protein, wherein said CD2 protein is linked to a targeting immunoglobulin molecule that binds by its variable region to a molecule on the surface of a tissue graft cell that differentiates a host cell from said tissue graft cell.
 2. The immunosuppression molecule of claim 1, wherein said protein is a CD2 protein that comprises the extracellular domains of a CD2 protein.
 3. The immunosuppression molecule of claim 1, wherein said CD2 protein comprises an amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:2.
 4. The immunosuppression molecule of claim 1, wherein said protein is linked by a peptide bond to the constant region domain of said immunoglobulin molecule, to form a protein:Ig conjugated molecule.
 5. The immunosuppression molecule of claim 4, wherein said immunoglobulin molecule of said protein:Ig conjugated molecule comprises a constant region domain of an IgG2a molecule.
 6. The immunosuppression molecule of claim 4, wherein said protein:Ig conjugated molecule comprises an amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO:18.
 7. The immunosuppression molecule of claim 1, wherein said targeting immunoglobulin binds to a major histocompatibility molecule.
 8. The veto molecule of claim 1, wherein said protein is linked to said targeting polypeptide by a chemically produced di-sulfide bond.
 9. The immunosuppression molecule of claim 1, wherein said chimeric molecule can be secreted from a cell that produces said molecule.
 10. A recombinant cell having: (1) a first recombinant molecule comprising a first nucleic acid molecule operatively linked to an expression vector, said first nucleic acid molecule having a sequence encoding a first CD2 protein; and (2) a second recombinant molecule comprising a second nucleic acid molecule operatively linked to an expression vector, said second nucleic acid molecule having a sequence encoding a second protein comprising a targeting immunoglobulin molecule selected from the group consisting of a targeting immunoglobulin molecule having a variable region that binds to a tissue graft cell surface molecule that differentiates a host cell from a tissue graft cell and a targeting immunoglobulin molecule having a variable region that selectively targets a molecule on the surface of a cell involved in an autoimmune response.
 11. The recombinant cell of claim 10, wherein said first and second proteins are bound to the plasma membrane of said recombinant cell.
 12. The recombinant cell of claim 10, wherein said recombinant cell is not capable of stimulating a T-cell response.
 13. The recombinant cell of claim 10, wherein said recombinant cell is derived from a host cell selected from the group consisting of a fibroblast, a pluripotent progenitor cell, an epithelial cell, a neural cell, a T cell line and a B cell line.
 14. The recombinant cell of claim 10, wherein said first nucleic acid molecule comprises a nucleic acid sequence that encodes an amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:2.
 15. A composition comprising: a T lymphocyte immunosuppression molecule comprising a recombinant chimeric molecule having a targeting immunoglobulin molecule selected from the group consisting of a targeting immunoglobulin molecule having a variable region that binds to a tissue graft cell surface molecule that differentiates a host cell from a tissue graft cell and a targeting immunoglobulin molecule having a variable region that selectively targets a molecule on the surface of a cell involved in an autoimmune response, wherein said targeting immunoglobulin molecule is linked to a CD2 protein; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
 16. A method for producing a T lymphocyte immunosuppression molecule, comprising:(a) providing a first protein comprising a CD2 protein; (b) providing a second protein comprising a targeting immunoglobulin molecule selected from the group consisting of a targeting immunoglobulin molecule having a variable region that binds to a tissue graft cell surface molecule that differentiates a host cell from a tissue graft cell and a targeting immunoglobulin molecule having a variable region that selectively targets a molecule on the surface of a cell involved in an autoimmune response; and (c) linking said first protein to said second protein to form a chimeric molecule.
 17. The method of claim 16, wherein said first protein is produced by culturing a cell transformed with a recombinant molecule comprising a nucleic acid molecule operatively linked to an expression vector, said nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence that encodes an amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:2.
 18. The method of claim 16, wherein said second protein is produced by culturing a cell transformed with a recombinant molecule comprising a nucleic acid molecule operatively linked to an expression vector, said nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding an amino acid sequence derived from said immunoglobulin molecule.
 19. The method of claim 16, wherein said step of linking comprises combining said first and second proteins and contacting said protein with a regent capable of creating di-sulfide bonds between said first and second proteins.
 20. The method of claim 16, wherein said step of linking is performed using N-succinimidyl-3-1-(1-pyridyldthio)-propionate.
 21. The method of claim 16, wherein said chimeric molecule is recovered from said first and second proteins that have not been linked.
 22. The method of claim 16, wherein said chimeric molecule is recovered from said first and second proteins that have not been linked by a method selected from the group consisting of size separation chromatography, affinity chromatography, ion-exchange chromatography, reverse phase chromatography, chromatofocussing, hydroxyapatite adsorption and electrophoresis systems.
 23. A T lymphocyte immunosuppression molecule comprising a chimeric molecule having a CD2 protein, wherein said protein is linked to a targeting immunoglobulin molecule that binds by its variable region to a molecule which selectively targets a cell involved in an autoimmune response.
 24. The immunosuppression molecule of claim 23, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:2.
 25. The immunosuppression molecule of claim 23, wherein said protein is linked by a peptide bond to the constant region domain of said immunoglobulin molecule, to form a protein:Ig conjugated molecule.
 26. The immunosuppression molecule of claim 25, wherein said immunoglobulin molecule of said protein:Ig conjugated molecule comprises a constant region domain of an IgG2a molecule.
 27. The immunosuppression molecule of claim 25, wherein said protein:Ig conjugated molecule comprises an amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO:18.
 28. The immunosuppression molecule of claim 23, wherein said targeting immunoglobulin molecule comprises an immunoglobulin that binds to a protein selected from the group consisting of a major histocompatibility molecule, asialoglycoprotein receptor, bile acid receptor, LMA surface target molecules, heart cell surface proteins, islets of Langerhans cell surface proteins, c-kit receptor and blood proteins.
 29. The immunosuppression molecule of claim 23, wherein said protein is linked to said targeting polypeptide by a chemically produced di-sulfide bond.
 30. The immunosuppression molecule of claim 23, wherein said chimeric molecule can be selected from a cell that produces said molecule.
 31. A T lymphocyte immunosuppression molecule comprising a chimeric molecule having a CD2 protein, wherein said protein is linked to a monovalent targeting immunoglobulin molecule that binds by its variable region to a molecule on the surface of cell selected from the group consisting of a tissue graft cell that differentiates a host cell from said tissue graft cell, and a cell involved in an autoimmune response. 